Baghdad vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$1449
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$3571
🏠 One person rent
$386
$688
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$1289
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$2807
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
59
72
😀 Quality of life
52
92
🏙️ Population
8.13M
616K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 41% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 6246th and 3925th ($859 vs $1449) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 535th in Iraq and Germany, respectively. Check Iraq vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.9 months in Leipzig. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Leipzig ranked 16th in Germany, while ranked 6059th and 80th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$56.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$4.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$681
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$965
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$4637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$2606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$3.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$8.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$86.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$10026

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1387
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1347
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1349
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1360
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1320
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1342
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1365
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1273
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1365
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1345
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1384
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1170
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1306
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1210
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1376
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1421
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1330
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1191
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1228
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1393
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1095
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1306
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1231
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1387
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1379
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1354
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1386
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1211
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1215
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1387
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1367
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1386
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1386
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1413
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261