Baghdad vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$386
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$468
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
59
75
😀 Quality of life
52
58
🏙️ Population
8.13M
4.5M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 110% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 6246th and 8957th ($859 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 26th 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 6059th and 5494th 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
$4.99
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.22
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$1751

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311