Baghdad vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$501
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$173
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
59
27
😀 Quality of life
60
28
🏙️ Population
8.13M
42.7K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 80% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 5729th and 8425th ($976 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Iraq and Kenya, respectively. Check Iraq vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 5887th and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Meru

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Baghdad Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$10408

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32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583