Baghdad vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$2817
🏠 One person rent
$446
$818
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$1403
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$988
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
57
7
😀 Quality of life
58
66
🏙️ Population
8.13M
133K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 30% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 6120th and 4439th ($918 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Iraq and Maldives, respectively. Check Iraq vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.7 months in Male. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 6065th and 5057th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Male

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Baghdad Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$4.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$3575

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$761
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$961
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$672
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$823
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$588
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$688
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$768
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$555
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$631
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$630
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$646
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$507
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$583
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$669
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$845
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$492
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$588
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$497
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$540
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$433
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$409
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$560
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$566
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$492
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$402
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$494
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$619
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$430
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$457
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$489
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$508

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1445
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$344
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$308
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$279
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$253
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$270
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$300
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$382
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$351
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$296
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$590
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$646
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$356
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$626
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$512
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$469
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$420
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$479
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$286
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$347
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$321
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$310
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$326
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$440
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$317
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$535
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$347
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$286
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$346
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$295
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$400
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$530
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$283
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$524
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$300
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$355
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$340
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327