Baghdad vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$367
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$904
🏠 One person rent
$417
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$141
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$306
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
59
13
😀 Quality of life
51
26
🏙️ Population
6.96M
989K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 144% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 6005th and 9038th ($894 vs $367) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.8 months in Lilongwe. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 6198th and 8741st 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
$4.94
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$2.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$75.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$10.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$16.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
14.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$9504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$8.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$5.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$1.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$0.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$0.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$3.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$1424

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$335
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$332
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$332
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$326
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$337
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$363
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$970
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$338
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$327
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1176
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$957
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$761
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$852
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$784
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$992
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$457
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$645
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1210
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$993
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1165
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$777
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1121
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1238
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1236
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$689
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1107
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1014
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$691
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1144
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$722
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1127
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$837
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$795
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$953
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$777
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$581
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$600
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$734