Baghdad vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$2919
🏠 One person rent
$417
$835
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$1638
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$1041
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
59
7
😀 Quality of life
51
63
🏙️ Population
6.96M
133K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 30% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 6005th and 4218th ($894 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and Maldives, respectively. Check Iraq vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.8 months in Male. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 6198th and 4858th 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
$4.94
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$3.08
 Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$3438

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$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1207
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$347
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$295
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$279
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$255
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$284
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$348
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$391
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$358
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$304
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$507
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$582
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$302
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$462
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$345
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$406
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$465
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$469
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$325
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$309
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$391
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$341
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$358
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$409
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$337
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$533
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$327
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$319
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$357
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$321
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$328
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$424
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$523
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$379
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$585
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$326
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$399
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$417
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$339