Baghdad vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$2516
🏠 One person rent
$487
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$226
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
59
38
😀 Quality of life
59
48
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.15M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 7% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 6017th and 5483rd ($952 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Iraq vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.2 months in Harare. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 6062nd and 6918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Harare

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Baghdad Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$49.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$78.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
13.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$47.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$37
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$10145

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Harare

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$770
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$768
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$639
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$754
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$706
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$764
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$577
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$861
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$924
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$828
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$630
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$686
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$750
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$505
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$495
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$591
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$633
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$718
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$521
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$613
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1189
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1473
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$551
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1229
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$530
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$628
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1030
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$950
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1002
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1039
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$899