Baghdad vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$1124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$2586
🏠 One person rent
$446
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$112
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
57
16
😀 Quality of life
58
14
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.79M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 18% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 6120th and 4892nd ($918 vs $1124) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Iraq and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Iraq vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Lubumbashi ranked 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 6065th and 9202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Lubumbashi

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Baghdad Lubumbashi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$8.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$91.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$75.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$74.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$4473

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$761
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$961
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$672
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$823
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$588
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$688
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$768
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$555
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$631
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$630
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$646
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$507
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$583
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$669
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$845
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$492
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$588
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$497
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$540
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$433
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$409
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$560
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$566
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$492
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$402
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$494
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$619
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$430
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$457
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$489
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$508

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1069
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1032
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1278
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1062
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$912
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$577
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1045
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$655
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$888
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$687
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$792
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$885
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$565
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$897
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$650
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$653
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$495
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$592
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1059
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1021
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$761
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$751
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$682
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$820
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1029
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$779
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$716
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$519
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$493
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$688
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$587
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$688
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$506
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$993
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$842
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$754
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458