Baghdad vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$417
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$236
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
59
28
😀 Quality of life
51
48
🏙️ Population
6.96M
846K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 97% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 6005th and 8752nd ($894 vs $455) 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 0.6 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 6198th and 6452nd 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
$4.94
$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$2.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$209
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
13.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$9.41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$9.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$6.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$94.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$3189

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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 Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$355
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$390
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$345
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$337
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$310
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$342
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$335
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$343
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$329
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$452
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$471
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$319
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$325
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$293
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$311
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$312
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$400
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$315
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$301
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$328