Baghdad vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$411
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$1052
🏠 One person rent
$423
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$179
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
60
69
😀 Quality of life
54
46
🏙️ Population
8.13M
11.1M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 120% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 6020th and 8934th ($904 vs $411) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 5970th and 6486th 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
$5.16
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$102
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
19.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$5.75
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$0.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$13
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$15
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$37.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$1172

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$752
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$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

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$374
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$383
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$321
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$281
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$373
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$300
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$358
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$305
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$306
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$389
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$287
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$355
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$441
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$342
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$458
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$354
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$356
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$369
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$401
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$442
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$361
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$272
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$354
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$382
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$273
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$251
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$392
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$342
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$321
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$283
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$265
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$366
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$372
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$346