Baghdad vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$404
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$1011
🏠 One person rent
$423
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$258
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$51.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$432
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
60
75
😀 Quality of life
54
58
🏙️ Population
8.13M
4.5M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 123% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 6020th and 8948th ($904 vs $404) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 24th in Iraq and India, respectively. Check Iraq vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 5970th and 5509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Kolkata

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Baghdad Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$3.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$2.05
 Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$180
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$6.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$3.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$8.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$2.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$41.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$1469

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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 Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$332
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$355
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$345
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$333
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$331
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$327
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$336
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$337
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$354
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$338
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$347
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$334
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$330
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$329
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$341
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$350
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$360
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$327
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$337
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$327
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$328
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$394
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$294
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$314
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$281
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$292
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$283
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$289
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$303
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$292
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$304
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$299
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$300
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$287
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$361
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$293
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$430
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$309
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$308