Baghdad vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$875
🏠 One person rent
$501
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$255
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
59
73
😀 Quality of life
60
61
🏙️ Population
8.13M
4.5M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 170% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 5729th and 9031st ($976 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th in Iraq and India, respectively. Check Iraq vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 0.7 months in Kolkata. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 5887th and 5764th 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
$4.76
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$1762

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$321
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$333
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$326
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$319
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$313
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$321
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$321
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$327
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$318
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$314
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$322
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$328
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$339
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$311
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$319
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$362
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$285
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$296
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$276
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$267
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$326
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$287
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$272
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$288
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$268
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$274
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$289
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$321
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$339
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$273
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$478
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$289