Baghdad vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$1271
🏠 One person rent
$386
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$403
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$188
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
59
29
😀 Quality of life
52
13
🏙️ Population
8.13M
4.27M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 43% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 6246th and 7801st ($859 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Iraq and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 6059th and 9123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Kabul

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Baghdad Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$3.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$1452

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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 Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$469
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$358
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$476
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$441
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$457
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$338
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$374
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$467
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$372
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$354
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$323
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$439
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$376
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$450
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$456
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$655
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$672
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$328
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$521
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$373
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$277
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$344
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$319
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$388
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$285
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$371
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$312
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$280
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$358
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$335
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$376
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$308
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$487