Baghdad vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$1077
🏠 One person rent
$423
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$240
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$238
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
60
28
😀 Quality of life
54
46
🏙️ Population
8.13M
846K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 116% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 6020th and 8918th ($904 vs $419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Iraq and Nepal, respectively. Check Iraq vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 5970th and 6495th 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
$5.16
$1.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$2.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$162
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$84.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$2191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$5.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$3.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$3409

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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 Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$341
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$294
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$321
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$292
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$391
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$300
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$316
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$292
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$317
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$282
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$312
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$299
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$297
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$900
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$329
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$459
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$308
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$296
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$422
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$280
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$315
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$361