Baghdad vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$446
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$881
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
57
96
😀 Quality of life
58
73
🏙️ Population
8.13M
13.3M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 36% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6120th and 4141st ($918 vs $1438) 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 6065th and 2664th 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
$3.8
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$4.27
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$5.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$15272

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$761
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$961
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$672
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$823
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$588
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$688
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$768
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$555
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$631
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$630
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$646
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$507
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$583
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$669
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$845
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$492
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$588
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$497
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$540
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$433
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$409
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$560
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$566
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$492
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$402
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$494
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$619
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$430
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$457
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$489
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$508

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772