Baghdad vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$446
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$132
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
57
63
😀 Quality of life
58
54
🏙️ Population
8.13M
14.9M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 114% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6120th and 8915th ($918 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Iraq and Pakistan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 6065th and 6371st 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
$3.8
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$1491

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$761
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$961
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$672
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$823
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$588
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$688
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$768
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$555
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$631
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$630
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$646
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$507
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$583
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$669
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$845
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$492
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$588
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$497
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$540
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$433
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$409
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$560
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$566
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$492
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$402
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$494
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$619
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$430
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$457
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$489
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$508

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558