Baghdad vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$2822
🏠 One person rent
$487
$805
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$866
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
59
8
😀 Quality of life
59
64
🏙️ Population
8.13M
133K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 27% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 6017th and 4552nd ($952 vs $1311) 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 6062nd and 5347th 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
$4.18
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$41
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$3300

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1379
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$348
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$303
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$275
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$251
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$269
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$299
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$387
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$350
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$293
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$609
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$676
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$349
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$518
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$487
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$414
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$271
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$348
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$316
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$299
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$331
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$447
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$320
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$554
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$344
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$285
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$285
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$349
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$297
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$389
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$544
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$273
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$523
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$332
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$335
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327