Baghdad vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$501
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$780
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$119
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
59
16
😀 Quality of life
60
19
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.79M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 13% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 5729th and 4925th ($976 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 5887th and 9126th 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
$4.76
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.75
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$55.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
11.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$78.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$11.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$6.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$5.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$4525

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1378
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1029
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1602
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1304
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1166
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1044
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$777
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1132
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$849
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$770
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$872
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$559
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$881
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$629
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$813
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$522
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$463
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$587
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1015
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$727
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$780
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$595
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$792
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1019
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$755
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$677
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$516
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$489
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$689
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$494
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$565
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$690
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$495
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$979
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$828
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$750
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$452