Baghdad vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baghdad	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$894	$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2122	$5197
🏠 One person rent	$417	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$762	$2400
🍽️ Food expenses	$251	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$3867
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	59	91
😀 Quality of life	51	94
🏙️ Population	6.96M	1.49M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 59% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 6005th and 1315th ($894 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.8 months in Munich. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 6198th and 48th 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	$4.94	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.3	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$4.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.7	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.2	$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.03%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2553	$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.45	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.22	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.1	$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.7	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2253	$18334

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$751
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$951
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$828
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$658
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$827
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$582
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$667
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$766
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$684
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$559
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$569
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$649
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$507
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$637
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$629
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$535
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$594
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$736
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$827
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$532
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$685
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$671
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$864
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$426
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$538
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$555
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$548
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$550
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$465
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$440
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$568
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$577
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$557
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$653
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$502
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$626
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$656
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$436
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$580
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$511

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1803
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1758
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1794
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1763
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1755
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1748
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1728
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1603
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1698
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1608
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1576
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1733
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1634
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1668
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1206
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1660
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1646
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1751
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1663
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1560
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1537
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1663
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1481
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1533
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1517
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1575
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1505
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1937
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1516
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1720
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1585
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1438
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1582
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1487
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1546
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1585
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1691
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1599