Baghdad vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$487
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$214
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
59
29
😀 Quality of life
59
51
🏙️ Population
8.13M
846K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 131% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 6017th and 8958th ($952 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and Nepal, respectively. Check Iraq vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 6062nd and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Kathmandu

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Baghdad Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$3536

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360