Baghdad vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baghdad	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$904	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2108	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$423	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$568	$388
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	60	21
😀 Quality of life	54	27
🏙️ Population	8.13M	1.02M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 73% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 6020th and 8452nd ($904 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Iraq and Liberia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 5970th and 8399th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Monrovia

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	Baghdad	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$58.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	12.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$1572
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.51	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$81.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3882	$2771

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$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

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$487
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1272
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1278
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1346
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$998
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1019
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1061
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$904
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$998
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$906
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$937
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$916
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$489
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$882
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$882
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1022
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$569
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$804
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$499
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$827
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$490
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$964
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$491
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$490
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$489
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$552
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$551
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$507