Baghdad vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$386
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$177
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
59
69
😀 Quality of life
52
46
🏙️ Population
8.13M
11.1M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 112% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 6246th and 8968th ($859 vs $406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Iraq and Pakistan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 6059th and 6453rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Lahore

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Baghdad Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$3.55
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$101
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
20%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$4.14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$5.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$33.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$1046

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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 Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$376
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$500
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$308
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$280
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$335
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$310
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$378
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$312
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$319
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$373
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$344
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$407
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$430
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$344
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$456
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$328
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$360
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$358
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$397
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$376
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$439
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$358
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$286
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$388
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$323
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$277
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$252
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$371
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$294
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$328
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$284
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$374
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$280
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$372
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$375
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$338