Baghdad vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$5959
🏠 One person rent
$386
$1338
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$2858
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$3414
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
59
99
😀 Quality of life
52
95
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.15M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 64% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6246th and 998th ($859 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 6059th and 22nd 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
$4.99
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$8.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$18941

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395