Baghdad vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$417
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$1519
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
59
20
😀 Quality of life
51
52
🏙️ Population
6.96M
1.18M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 0.3% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6005th and 6017th ($894 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 15th 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 1.7 months in Medina. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6198th and 6150th 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
$4.94
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$9496

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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 Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964