Baghdad vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baghdad	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$904	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2108	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$423	$189
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$596
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$568	$330
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	60	94
😀 Quality of life	54	59
🏙️ Population	8.13M	1.32M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 36% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 6020th and 7119th ($904 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 53rd in Iraq and Brazil, respectively. Check Iraq vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Guarulhos ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 5970th and 5407th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Guarulhos

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	Baghdad	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$6.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$6.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$1562
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$1090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$9.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$3.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.51	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3882	$8512

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$752
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$960
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$833
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$659
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$817
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$580
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$651
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$766
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$680
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$570
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$587
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$641
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$467
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$626
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$659
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$508
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$582
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$676
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$963
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$536
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$683
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$854
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$449
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$531
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$597
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$533
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$554
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$476
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$458
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$577
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$583
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$536
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$672
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$505
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$646
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$443
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$469
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$513

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$976
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$622
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$605
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$618
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$615
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$636
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$647
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$661
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$703
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$628
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$621
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$568
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$600
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$612
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$614
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$603
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$732
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$654
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$639
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$621