Baghdad vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$5700
🏠 One person rent
$446
$1497
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$2629
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$596
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$3732
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
57
99
😀 Quality of life
58
97
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.15M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 64% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6120th and 843rd ($918 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and France, respectively. Check Iraq vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 6065th and 18th 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
$3.8
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$15084

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$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
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1942
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1824
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1986
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1896
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1784
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1426
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1604
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1787
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1417
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1587
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1390
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1321
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1335
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1279
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1300
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1486
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1259
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1613
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1288
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1532
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1488