Baghdad vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$2589
🏠 One person rent
$423
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$862
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$345
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$415
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
60
37
😀 Quality of life
54
45
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.15M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 9% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 6020th and 5540th ($904 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 5970th and 6578th 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
$5.16
$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$919
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$638
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$113
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
14.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$65.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$9.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$37
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$35.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$6241

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$752
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$659
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$817
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$580
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$651
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$680
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$570
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$587
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$641
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$626
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$659
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$508
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$582
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$672
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$854
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$531
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$597
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$533
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$554
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$476
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$458
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$577
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$583
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$536
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$672
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$505
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$646
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$443
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$469
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$540
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Harare

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$873
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$794
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$646
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$723
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$730
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$752
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$597
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$854
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$947
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$825
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$766
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$738
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$700
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1003
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$507
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$492
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$624
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$457
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$688
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$493
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$518
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$541
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$675
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$917
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1018
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$540
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$875
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$566
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$631
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$776
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$525
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1003
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$748
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$961
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$795