Baghdad vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$2317
🏠 One person rent
$423
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$1546
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
60
20
😀 Quality of life
54
66
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.41M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 26% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6020th and 4439th ($904 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Medina. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5970th and 3899th 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
$5.16
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$1.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$7421

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$829
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1146
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$979
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$961
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$846
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905