Baghdad vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1768
🏠 One person rent
$417
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$540
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$545
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
59
16
😀 Quality of life
51
40
🏙️ Population
6.96M
2.19M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 32% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 6005th and 6964th ($894 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and Togo, respectively. Check Iraq vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.8 months in Lome. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 6198th and 7143rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Lome

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Baghdad Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$0.81
 Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$90.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$71.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
7.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$1203
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$3.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$6.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$8.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$31.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$6625

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$353
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$616
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$732
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$482
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$677
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$446
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$512
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$617
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$697
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$497
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$582
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$448
253 km or 157 mi Save
$676
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$826
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$616
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$617
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$416
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$459
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$262
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$407
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$620
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$250
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$310
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$314
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$243
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$315
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$272
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$351
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$874
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1114
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$892
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$354
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$916
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$325
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$507
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$327