Baghdad vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$386
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$443
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
59
30
😀 Quality of life
52
25
🏙️ Population
8.13M
42.7K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 61% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6246th and 8393rd ($859 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Iraq and Kenya, respectively. Check Iraq vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 6059th and 8584th 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
$4.99
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$8360

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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
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$571
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$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545