Baghdad vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baghdad	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$918	$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2092	$1151
🏠 One person rent	$446	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$728	$294
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$502	$290
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	57	64
😀 Quality of life	58	64
🏙️ Population	8.13M	9.31M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 95% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 6120th and 8810th ($918 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in Iraq and India, respectively. Check Iraq vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.6 months in Hyderabad, India. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Hyderabad, India ranked 7th in India, while ranked 6065th and 5455th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Hyderabad, India

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	Baghdad	Hyderabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.8	$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.3	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.59	$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.83	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$121
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$673	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$221
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$21.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$33.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$8.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	9.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3092	$1440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1298	$832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.54	$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$8.02
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$31.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.9	$47.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3566	$2504

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Cities near Baghdad

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 Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$398
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$266
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$358
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$361
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$305
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$251
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$345
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$265
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$343
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$347
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$396
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$383
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$328
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$277
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$339
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$290
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$304
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$334
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$285
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$298
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$367
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$333
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$345
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$266
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$368
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$291
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$310
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$297
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$341
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$290
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$295
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$545
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$355
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302