Baghdad vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$386
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$1262
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
59
96
😀 Quality of life
52
74
🏙️ Population
8.13M
13M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 20% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6246th and 5091st ($859 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Iraq and Russia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6059th and 1280th 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
$4.99
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$3.22
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$11652

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Cities near Baghdad

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

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541