Baghdad vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$2611
🏠 One person rent
$487
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$772
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$96
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
59
16
😀 Quality of life
59
18
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.79M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 16% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 6017th and 4943rd ($952 vs $1133) 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 4th in the DR Congo, while ranked 6062nd and 9166th 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
$4.18
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$995
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$504
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$81.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$4523

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Lubumbashi

Distance City Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi Chingola
$1229
110 km or 68 mi Likasi
$1039
131 km or 82 mi Mufulira
$1473
152 km or 94 mi Kitwe
$1189
165 km or 102 mi Mansa
$1030
193 km or 120 mi Ndola
$613
242 km or 150 mi Kolwezi
$1039
289 km or 180 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
426 km or 265 mi Lusaka
$686
437 km or 272 mi Kasama
$1002
575 km or 357 mi Choma
$750
668 km or 415 mi Kalemie
$786
668 km or 415 mi Gandajika
$887
668 km or 415 mi Mzimba
$530
680 km or 423 mi Mwene-Ditu
$895
697 km or 433 mi Chinhoyi
$639
708 km or 440 mi Livingstone
$718
717 km or 445 mi Mzuzu
$527
724 km or 450 mi Mbeya
$469
732 km or 455 mi Lilongwe
$591
749 km or 465 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$1067
786 km or 489 mi Harare
$1024
788 km or 490 mi Kadoma
$754
802 km or 498 mi Chitungwiza
$770
822 km or 510 mi Luena
$662
829 km or 515 mi Tete
$828
845 km or 525 mi Kananga
$1037
847 km or 526 mi Marondera
$768
850 km or 528 mi Kwekwe
$706
851 km or 529 mi Monkey Bay
$521
856 km or 532 mi Ntcheu
$495
877 km or 545 mi Makamba
$691
901 km or 560 mi Mangochi
$496
902 km or 561 mi Gweru
$577
906 km or 563 mi Rutana
$691
935 km or 581 mi Blantyre
$505
936 km or 581 mi Tshikapa
$999
937 km or 583 mi Uvira
$839
945 km or 587 mi Bujumbura
$759
946 km or 588 mi Zomba
$458