Baghdad vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$501
$415
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$700
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$223
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
59
38
😀 Quality of life
60
48
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.15M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 4% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 5729th and 5463rd ($976 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Iraq and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Iraq vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 5887th and 6892nd 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
$4.76
$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$9.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$23.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$37.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$8948

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

Cities near Harare

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$615
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$965
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875