Baghdad vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baghdad	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$859	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2087	$3076
🏠 One person rent	$386	$520
🏘️ Family rent	$730	$1290
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$239
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	59	28
😀 Quality of life	52	38
🏙️ Population	8.13M	1.13M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 23% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 6246th and 4869th ($859 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Iraq and Mozambique, respectively. Check Iraq vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 6059th and 7151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Maputo

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	Baghdad	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.99	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.14	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$841	$1787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$509	$913
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.71%	20.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$3581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$2586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.5	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.46	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.22	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$6.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$36
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$153	$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3224	$5539

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$737
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$959
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$827
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$655
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$811
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$579
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$648
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$762
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$675
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$566
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$585
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$636
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$495
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$631
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$675
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$498
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$586
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$651
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$963
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$569
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$680
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$876
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$449
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$581
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$596
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$597
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$559
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$490
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$466
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$583
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$588
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$615
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$680
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$513
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$652
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$453
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$470
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$667
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$518

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$1003
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$459
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$623
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$791
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$841
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$819
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$696
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$822
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$838
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$909
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$997
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$874
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$834
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$717
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$971
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$848
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$943
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$788
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$774
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$627
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$663
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$554
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$871
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$581
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$718
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$809
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$692
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$600
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$862
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$654