Baghdad vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baghdad	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$894	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2122	$1413
🏠 One person rent	$417	$254
🏘️ Family rent	$762	$487
🍽️ Food expenses	$251	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$681
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	59	16
😀 Quality of life	51	42
🏙️ Population	6.96M	94.9K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 60% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 6005th and 8054th ($894 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and Eswatini, respectively. Check Iraq vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 6198th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Mbabane

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	Baghdad	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.94	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.3	$2.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.7	$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.2	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.03%	9.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2553	$311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$235
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.45	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$8.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.22	$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$4.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.1	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.7	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2253	$4606

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$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

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$447
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$978
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1084
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$739
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$746
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$866
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$741
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$755
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$783
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$889
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$908
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$776
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$637
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$875
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$751
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$780
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$845
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$701
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$682
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$535
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$511
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$719
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$656
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$631
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$605
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$511
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$633
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$603
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$554
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$689
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$550