Baghdad vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$2579
🏠 One person rent
$386
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$381
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
59
37
😀 Quality of life
52
43
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.15M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 15% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 6246th and 5611th ($859 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Iraq and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Iraq vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.4 months in Harare. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 6059th and 6695th 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
$4.99
$8.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.99
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$576
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$53.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$124
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
14.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$1332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$21.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$18.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$34.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$8755

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518

Cities near Harare

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$890
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$810
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$830
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$729
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$731
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$662
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$761
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$871
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$953
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$834
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$756
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$685
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$725
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$591
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$515
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$500
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$582
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$585
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$498
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$670
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$516
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$526
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1139
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$670
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1116
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1090
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$554
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$600
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1028
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$574
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$663
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1017
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$534
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1079
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$939
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$841