Baghdad vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baghdad	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$904	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2108	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$423	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$568	$373
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	60	29
😀 Quality of life	54	41
🏙️ Population	8.13M	1.13M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 15% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 6020th and 5045th ($904 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 0.3 months in Maputo. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 5970th and 6875th 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	$5.16	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.51	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3882	$5643

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$752
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$960
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$833
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$659
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$817
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$580
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$651
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$766
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$680
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$570
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$587
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$641
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$467
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$626
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$659
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$508
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$582
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$676
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$963
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$536
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$683
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$854
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$449
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$531
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$597
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$533
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$554
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$476
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$458
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$577
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$583
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$536
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$672
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$505
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$646
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$443
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$469
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$513

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628