Baghdad vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baghdad	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$859	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2087	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$386	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$730	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$1695
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	59	72
😀 Quality of life	52	58
🏙️ Population	8.13M	4.43M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 20% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6246th and 5069th ($859 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Iraq and South Africa, respectively. Check Iraq vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 6059th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Johannesburg

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	Baghdad	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.99	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.14	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$841	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$509	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.71%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.5	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.46	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.22	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$153	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3224	$5865

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$737
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$959
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$827
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$655
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$811
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$579
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$648
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$762
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$675
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$566
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$585
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$636
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$495
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$631
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$675
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$498
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$586
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$651
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$963
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$569
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$680
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$876
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$449
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$581
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$596
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$597
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$559
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$490
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$466
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$583
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$588
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$615
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$680
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$513
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$652
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$453
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$470
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$667
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$518

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045