Baghdad vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$994
🏠 One person rent
$417
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$326
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$136
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$205
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
59
69
😀 Quality of life
51
51
🏙️ Population
6.96M
11.1M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 132% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 6005th and 8998th ($894 vs $386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 0.5 months in Lahore. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 6198th and 6245th 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
$4.94
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$4.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$5.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$1.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$1.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$34.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$1054

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$337
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$277
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$290
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$394
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$260
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$289
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$344
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$399
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$399
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$448
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$337
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$330
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$278
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$364
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$338
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$401
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$331
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$389
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$328
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$282
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$393
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$238
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$281
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$250
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$307
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$267
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$357
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$255
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$307
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$343
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$335
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352