Baghdad vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$1727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$3948
🏠 One person rent
$487
$1025
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$1729
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$478
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$1786
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
24
😀 Quality of life
59
79
🏙️ Population
8.13M
599K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 45% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 6017th and 3160th ($952 vs $1727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 20th in Iraq and Spain, respectively. Check Iraq vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1 months in Malaga. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Malaga ranked 28th in Spain, while ranked 6062nd and 802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Malaga

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Baghdad Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$4.07
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$1174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$845
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$2042
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$1448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$87.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$5265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$4533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$6.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$95.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$10911

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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 Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1614
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1551
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1537
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1336
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1935
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1500
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1129
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1003
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1625
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1016
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1360
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2270
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1316
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1385
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1212
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1041
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1385
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1340
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1230
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1123
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1394
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1331
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1353
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1157
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1339
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$1008
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$577
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1403
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1187
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$881
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1356
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1560
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1435
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1497
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1345
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1337
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$949
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$538