Baghdad vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baghdad	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$859	$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2087	$1573
🏠 One person rent	$386	$287
🏘️ Family rent	$730	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$761
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	59	16
😀 Quality of life	52	38
🏙️ Population	8.13M	60.7K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 38% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 6246th and 7532nd ($859 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 6059th and 7128th 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	$4.99	$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.14	$2.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$841	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$509	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$75.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.71%	10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$262
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.5	$30.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.46	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.22	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$20.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$153	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3224	$5172

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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 Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$459
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1116
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$791
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$819
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$841
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$696
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$822
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$838
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$909
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$997
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$874
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$717
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$971
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$848
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$834
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$943
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$788
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$774
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$627
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$581
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$809
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$718
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$692
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$663
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$554
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$690
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$862
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$585