Baghdad vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$2089
🏠 One person rent
$423
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$399
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
60
68
😀 Quality of life
54
59
🏙️ Population
8.13M
5.55M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 19% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6020th and 6622nd ($904 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Iraq and Kenya, respectively. Check Iraq vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 5970th and 5369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Nairobi

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Baghdad Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$31.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
14.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$6.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$7984

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$752
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$659
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$817
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$580
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$651
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$680
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$570
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$587
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$641
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$626
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$659
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$508
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$582
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$672
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$854
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$531
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$597
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$533
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$554
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$476
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$458
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$577
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$583
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$536
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$672
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$505
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$646
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$443
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$469
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$540
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$589
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$408
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$500
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$541
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$638
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$561
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$483
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$522
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$490
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$562
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$625
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$545
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$646
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$698
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$558
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$502
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$523
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$552
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$486
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$594
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$650
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$613
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$771
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$648
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$573
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$518
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$801
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$492
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$648
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$413
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$651
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$648
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$585
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$479
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$785