Baghdad vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$5684
🏠 One person rent
$501
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$2492
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$3694
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
59
99
😀 Quality of life
60
94
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.1M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 60% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 5729th and 964th ($976 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Iraq and France, respectively. Check Iraq vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5887th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Paris

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Baghdad Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$8.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$19577

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1935
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1874
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1987
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1876
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1794
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1683
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1454
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1749
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1401
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1481
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1424
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1375
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1356
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1382
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1350
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1553
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1243
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1632
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1289
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1573
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1421
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1506