Baghdad vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$3460
🏠 One person rent
$501
$686
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$1204
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$2078
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
59
43
😀 Quality of life
60
77
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.99M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 32% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 5729th and 4191st ($976 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Iraq and Kuwait, respectively. Check Iraq vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 5887th and 1006th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Kuwait City

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Baghdad Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$3.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$6113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$2371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$4.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$3.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$124
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$9163

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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 Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$703
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$522
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$694
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$509
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$548
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$655
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$469
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$454
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$496
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$917
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$457
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$452
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$573
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$778
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$517
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$514
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$471
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$459
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1059
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$621
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$965
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1340
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1218
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1062
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$505
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$556
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$573
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$484
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$485
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$469
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$451