Baghdad vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$1052
🏠 One person rent
$423
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$302
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$218
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
60
30
😀 Quality of life
54
14
🏙️ Population
8.13M
4.27M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 91% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 6020th and 8769th ($904 vs $474) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 0.5 months in Kabul. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 5970th and 9071st 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
$5.16
$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$3.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$1356

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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 Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$386
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$303
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$389
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$366
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$381
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$346
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$394
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$366
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$364
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$382
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$442
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$596
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$401
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$414
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$458
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$593
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$605
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$354
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$468
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$389
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$273
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$342
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$306
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$373
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$354
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$266
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$392
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$305
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$361
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$281
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$374
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$321
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$476