Baghdad vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$815
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$2039
🏠 One person rent
$417
$281
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$503
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$367
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
59
11
😀 Quality of life
51
11
🏙️ Population
6.96M
760K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 10% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 6005th and 6334th ($894 vs $815) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Iraq and Somalia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.5 months in Hargeisa. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 6198th and 9249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Hargeisa

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Baghdad Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$10.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$0.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$67.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
7.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$2502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$3.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$171
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$29.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$43.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$961

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$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Borama
$602
140 km or 87 mi Jijiga
$702
214 km or 133 mi Harar
$676
230 km or 143 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
241 km or 149 mi Dire Dawa
$705
247 km or 153 mi Djibouti City
$551
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$524
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$522
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$486
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$490
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$481
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$820
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$466
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$470
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$923
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$467
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$523
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$800
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$840
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$805
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$883
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$468
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$885
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$467
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$466
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$871
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$467
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$819
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$498
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$1047
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$466
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$923
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$1061
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$920
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$938
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$486