Baghdad vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$1393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$3599
🏠 One person rent
$423
$698
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$1494
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$2507
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
60
43
😀 Quality of life
54
75
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.99M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 35% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 6020th and 3893rd ($904 vs $1393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Iraq and Kuwait, respectively. Check Iraq vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.8 months in Kuwait City. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 5970th and 1114th 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
$5.16
$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$8.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$3.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$1716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$1333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$6776
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$2989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$4.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$6.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$3.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$37.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$6378

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$752
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$740
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$736
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$547
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$723
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$544
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$904
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$597
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$672
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$536
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$551
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$562
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$901
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$546
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$525
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$582
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$897
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$583
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$577
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$557
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$529
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1056
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$626
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$1068
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1280
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1243
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1223
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$589
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$570
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$587
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$554
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$563
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$502