Baghdad vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$1571
🏠 One person rent
$423
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$555
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$275
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
60
13
😀 Quality of life
54
20
🏙️ Population
8.13M
989K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 54% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 6020th and 7807th ($904 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Iraq and Malawi, respectively. Check Iraq vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.5 months in Lilongwe. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Lilongwe ranked 4th in Malawi, while ranked 5970th and 8847th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Lilongwe

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Baghdad Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
12.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$10555
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$2351

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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 Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$518
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$492
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$493
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$457
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$566
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$507
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$825
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$525
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$748
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$992
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$794
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$873
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$646
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$675
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$461
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$752
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$541
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$947
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$872
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$738
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$776
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$917
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1018
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$723
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$875
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1003
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$730
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1506
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$597
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1150
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$854
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$700
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$961
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$766
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$502
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$486
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$688