Baghdad vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$487
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$1020
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
59
96
😀 Quality of life
59
72
🏙️ Population
8.13M
13.3M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 40% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6017th and 3728th ($952 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and Russia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6062nd and 3206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Moscow

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Baghdad Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$17546

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791