Baghdad vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$2062
🏠 One person rent
$446
$647
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$915
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$84.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$81.5
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
57
36
😀 Quality of life
58
18
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.48M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 13% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 6120th and 5196th ($918 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Iraq and Nigeria, respectively. Check Iraq vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 6065th and 9140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Onitsha

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Baghdad Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$1.03
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$572
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$38.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$1061
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$13.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$6.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$6.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$2.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$1.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$8.54
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$1.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$1418

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$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
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$878
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1774
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$563
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$961
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$632
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$674
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$926
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$676
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$664
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$644
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$397
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$778
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$705
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1514
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$849
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$752
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1413
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$665
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$755
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$664
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$698
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1102
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$852
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1013
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1363
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$793
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$743
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$810
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$793
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$393
518 km or 322 mi Save
$646
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$598
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$652
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$781
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1241
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$671
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$835
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$699