Baghdad vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$3783
🏠 One person rent
$423
$764
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$1542
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$505
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$2738
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
60
72
😀 Quality of life
54
92
🏙️ Population
8.13M
620K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 40% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 6020th and 3353rd ($904 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 271st 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 1.8 months in Leipzig. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Leipzig ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 5970th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Leipzig

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Baghdad Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$4.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$1640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$1119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$3984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$2535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$9452

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1419
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1353
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1269
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1308
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1284
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1229
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1261
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1295
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1281
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1287
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1350
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1346
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1109
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1278
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1340
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1147
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1306
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1354
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1309
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1118
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1187
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1388
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1011
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1221
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1123
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1332
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1215
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1312
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1325
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1355
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1147
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1202
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1356
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1288
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1341
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1326
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307