Baghdad vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1181
🏠 One person rent
$417
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$383
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$175
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
59
29
😀 Quality of life
51
21
🏙️ Population
6.96M
4.27M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 58% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 6005th and 7972nd ($894 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 6198th and 8953rd 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
$4.94
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$8.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$2.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$41.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$22.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$1370

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484