Baghdad vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$386
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$1630
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
59
20
😀 Quality of life
52
67
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.41M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 0.7% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6246th and 6257th ($859 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 17th in Iraq and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6059th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Medina

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Baghdad Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$7706

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934