Baghdad vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$2119
🏠 One person rent
$417
$593
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$302
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
59
12
😀 Quality of life
51
37
🏙️ Population
6.96M
1.03M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 11% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 6005th and 5267th ($894 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and Niger, respectively. Check Iraq vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.3 months in Niamey. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 6198th and 7591st among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$46.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$1456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$7.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$4.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$4528

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$751
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$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$677
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$219
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$678
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$750
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$620
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$673
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$664
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$617
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$249
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$675
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$978
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$443
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$616
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$233
610 km or 379 mi Save
$676
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$677
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$314
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$313
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$680
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$407
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$265
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$210
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$617
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$310
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$677
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$262
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$210
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$826
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$250
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$482
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$976
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$616
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$288
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$243
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$697
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$353
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$732