Baghdad vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$2332
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$5652
🏠 One person rent
$386
$1380
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$2574
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$3717
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
59
91
😀 Quality of life
52
94
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.51M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 63% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 6246th and 1056th ($859 vs $2332) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Iraq and Germany, respectively. Check Iraq vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 6059th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Munich

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Baghdad Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$5.12
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$1433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$1107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$2772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$9154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$26.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$9.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$23
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$1009
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$19483

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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 Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1886
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1838
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1869
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1837
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1817
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1805
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1782
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1686
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1777
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1688
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1643
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1871
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1664
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1650
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1224
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1655
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1717
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1714
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1646
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1657
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1614
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1652
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1536
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1618
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1589
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1751
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1606
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2024
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1630
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1619
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1783
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1651
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1612
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1740
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1665
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1607
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1606
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1668
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1778
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1668