Baghdad vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$985
🏠 One person rent
$423
$116
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$144
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$441
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
60
62
😀 Quality of life
54
52
🏙️ Population
8.13M
3.38M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 147% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 6020th and 9042nd ($904 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 56th in Iraq and India, respectively. Check Iraq vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.2 months in Lucknow. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Lucknow ranked 24th in India, while ranked 5970th and 6090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Lucknow

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Baghdad Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$2.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
8.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$1250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$722
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$4.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$2.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$42
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$60.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$1654

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$752
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$659
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$817
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$580
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$651
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$680
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$570
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$587
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$641
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$626
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$659
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$508
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$582
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$672
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$854
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$531
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$597
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$533
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$554
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$476
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$458
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$577
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$583
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$536
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$672
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$505
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$646
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$443
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$469
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$540
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Lucknow

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Kanpur
$315
180 km or 112 mi Allahabad
$314
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$384
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$297
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$288
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$370
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$300
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$329
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$308
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$328
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$368
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$353
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$296
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$307
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$283
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$309
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$292
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$391
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$321
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$342
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$368
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$386
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$425
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$294
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$510
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$278
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$536
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$289
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$316
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$341
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$349
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$419
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$274
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$299
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$372
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$283
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$331
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$265
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$292