Baghdad vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$1652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$3912
🏠 One person rent
$487
$798
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$1342
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$565
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$3076
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
59
72
😀 Quality of life
59
92
🏙️ Population
8.13M
620K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 42% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 6017th and 3436th ($952 vs $1652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 299th in Iraq and Germany, respectively. Check Iraq vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1.9 months in Leipzig. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Leipzig ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 6062nd and 112th 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
$4.18
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$5.56
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$722
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$5097
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$20.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$98.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$12468

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1553
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1510
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1435
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1457
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1446
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1404
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1432
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1451
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1401
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1453
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1488
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1467
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1179
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1454
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1489
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1334
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1460
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1460
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1462
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1276
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1497
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1464
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1146
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1396
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1330
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1490
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1355
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1466
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1460
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1475
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1325
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1305
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1475
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1437
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1473
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1481
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1476
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479