Baghdad vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$2390
🏠 One person rent
$423
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$559
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
60
22
😀 Quality of life
54
21
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.45M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 4% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 6020th and 6195th ($904 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Iraq and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Iraq vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 5970th and 8814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Ouagadougou

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Baghdad Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$15761

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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 Ouagadougou

Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$743
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$774
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$753
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$756
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$772
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$735
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$771
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$733
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$757
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$507
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1019
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$658
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$499
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$651
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$649
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$489
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$490
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$916
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$647
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$575
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$433
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$937
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$632
652 km or 405 mi Save
$613
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$491
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$489
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$490
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$889
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$354
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$551
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$590
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$569
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$588
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$426
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$887
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$755
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$560
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$553
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$729
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$882