Baghdad vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$1089
🏠 One person rent
$487
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$148
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
59
70
😀 Quality of life
59
50
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.01M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 105% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 6017th and 8843rd ($952 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and Pakistan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 6062nd and 6696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Islamabad

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Baghdad Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$16.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$204
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$64
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$99.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
16.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$1495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$4.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$1.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$3118

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379