Baghdad vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$5517
🏠 One person rent
$423
$1318
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$2636
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$3146
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
60
99
😀 Quality of life
54
95
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.15M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 60% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6020th and 1222nd ($904 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Iraq and France, respectively. Check Iraq vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5970th and 25th 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
$5.16
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$7.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$16193

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Cities near Baghdad

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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1752
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1582
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1844
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1653
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1596
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1278
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1439
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1317
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1754
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1230
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1343
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1403
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1202
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1182
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1159
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1192
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1329
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1126
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1458
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1169
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1382
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1219
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1293