Baghdad vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baghdad	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$904	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2108	$5127
🏠 One person rent	$423	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$2310
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$568	$2561
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	60	78
😀 Quality of life	54	85
🏙️ Population	8.13M	936K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 57% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 6020th and 1551st ($904 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Iraq and Israel, respectively. Check Iraq vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 5970th and 374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Jerusalem

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	Baghdad	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$8.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$1903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$13235
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$8778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.51	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$89.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$878
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3882	$17799

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Cities near Baghdad

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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1930
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511