Baghdad vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$326
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$789
🏠 One person rent
$501
$113
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$190
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$132
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$257
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
59
63
😀 Quality of life
60
59
🏙️ Population
8.13M
3.38M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 199% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 5729th and 9120th ($976 vs $326) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 85th in Iraq and India, respectively. Check Iraq vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 0.8 months in Lucknow. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 5887th and 5952nd 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
$4.76
$1.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$10.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.65
🥤 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
$461
$116
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$213
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$46.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$7.51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
8.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$1173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$7.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$38.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$39.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$975

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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 Lucknow

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Kanpur
$308
180 km or 112 mi Allahabad
$291
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$348
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$266
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$271
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$330
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$295
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$264
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$255
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$339
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$299
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$352
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$291
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$284
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$286
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$273
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$276
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$386
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$317
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$335
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$344
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$368
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$404
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$288
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$479
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$270
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$509
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$245
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$293
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$336
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$369
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$424
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$256
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$274
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$395
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$270
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$309
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$239
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$287