Baghdad vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$417
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$714
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$198
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
59
48
😀 Quality of life
51
31
🏙️ Population
6.96M
5.35M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 0.8% less expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 6005th and 5963rd ($894 vs $901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in Iraq and Sudan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.2 months in Khartoum. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Khartoum ranked 1st in Sudan, while ranked 6198th and 8338th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Khartoum
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$7.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$614
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$55.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$1143
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$5.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$3.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$28
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$62.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$2074

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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 Khartoum

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Omdurman
$936
12 km or 7.4 mi Khartoum North
$899
271 km or 169 mi Kosti
$881
282 km or 175 mi Atbara
$1095
353 km or 219 mi El-Gadarif
$959
366 km or 228 mi El-Obeid
$881
415 km or 258 mi Kassala
$1061
470 km or 292 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
629 km or 391 mi Gondar
$885
634 km or 394 mi Keren
$466
668 km or 415 mi Port Sudan
$1361
680 km or 422 mi Mendefera
$466
682 km or 424 mi Malakal
$479
685 km or 426 mi Asmara
$498
690 km or 429 mi Bahir Dar
$883
740 km or 460 mi Massawa
$467
783 km or 487 mi Mekelle
$800
803 km or 499 mi Al-Fashir
$1019
915 km or 568 mi Nyala
$1034
915 km or 569 mi Dessie
$820
944 km or 587 mi Aswan
$280
962 km or 598 mi Jeddah
$1100
995 km or 618 mi Addis Ababa
$923
999 km or 621 mi Jimma
$871
1005 km or 625 mi Mecca
$1032
1008 km or 627 mi Wau
$484
1049 km or 652 mi Bor
$489
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$920
1100 km or 683 mi Abha
$923
1103 km or 685 mi Yanbu
$844
1122 km or 697 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
1122 km or 697 mi Luxor
$404
1150 km or 715 mi Awasa
$840
1170 km or 727 mi Zabid
$466
1173 km or 729 mi Bisha
$938
1175 km or 730 mi Qena
$443
1176 km or 731 mi Dikhil
$524
1200 km or 746 mi Juba
$498
1207 km or 750 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
1208 km or 751 mi Sa'dah
$467