Baghdad vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$501
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$142
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
59
63
😀 Quality of life
60
54
🏙️ Population
8.13M
14.9M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 132% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5729th and 8923rd ($976 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Iraq and Pakistan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 5887th and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Karachi

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Baghdad Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$1476

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525