Baghdad vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$2475
🏠 One person rent
$446
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$649
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$230
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
57
37
😀 Quality of life
58
49
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.15M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 10% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 6120th and 5412th ($918 vs $1021) 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 6065th and 6721st 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
$3.8
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$93.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
14.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$1147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$6.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$6.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$6.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$34.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$8872

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$761
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$961
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$672
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$823
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$588
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$688
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$768
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$555
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$631
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$630
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$646
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$507
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$583
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$669
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$845
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$492
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$588
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$497
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$540
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$433
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$409
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$560
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$566
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$492
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$402
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$494
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$619
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$430
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$457
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$489
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$508

Cities near Harare

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$751
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$779
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$650
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$761
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$716
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$755
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$587
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$873
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$916
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$820
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$658
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$655
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$687
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$996
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$506
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$493
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$592
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$587
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$458
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$653
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$519
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$577
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$692
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1062
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1278
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$514
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$536
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1069
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$565
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$577
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$912
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$527
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$915
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$888
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1032
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$830