Baghdad vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baghdad	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$894	$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2122	$4628
🏠 One person rent	$417	$1010
🏘️ Family rent	$762	$1803
🍽️ Food expenses	$251	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$227
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$3251
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	59	84
😀 Quality of life	51	94
🏙️ Population	6.96M	1.85M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 53% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 6005th and 2013th ($894 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Iraq and Germany, respectively. Check Iraq vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Hamburg City ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 6198th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Hamburg City

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	Baghdad	Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.94	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.3	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$4.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$3.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$1011
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$1414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.7	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.2	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.03%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2553	$8838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$5532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.45	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.22	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.1	$89.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.7	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2253	$28533

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$751
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$951
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$828
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$658
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$827
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$582
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$667
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$766
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$684
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$559
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$569
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$649
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$507
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$637
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$629
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$535
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$594
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$736
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$827
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$532
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$685
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$671
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$864
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$426
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$538
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$555
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$548
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$550
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$465
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$440
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$568
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$577
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$557
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$653
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$502
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$626
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$656
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$436
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$580
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$511

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1501
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1484
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1467
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1467
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1509
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1506
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1464
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1527
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1504
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1453
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1457
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1495
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1528
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1550
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1422
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1593
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1395
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1547
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1486
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1487
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1504
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1488
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1496
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1329
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1476
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1381
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1464
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1460
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1494
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1415
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1519
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1281
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1716
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1502
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1426
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1366
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1338
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1442
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1432
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1274