Baghdad vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$995
🏠 One person rent
$417
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$184
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
59
63
😀 Quality of life
51
53
🏙️ Population
6.96M
14.9M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 114% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6005th and 8902nd ($894 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and Pakistan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 6198th and 6078th 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
$4.94
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$2.13
 Cappuccino
$3.12
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$3.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$1093

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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 Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546