Baghdad vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$809
🏠 One person rent
$446
$119
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$193
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$136
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$113
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
57
47
😀 Quality of life
58
43
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.97M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 174% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 6120th and 9121st ($918 vs $334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 21st in Iraq and Pakistan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.3 months in Peshawar. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Peshawar ranked 7th in Pakistan, while ranked 6065th and 7430th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$1.75
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$84.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$46.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$54.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
18.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$213
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$3.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$1.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$0.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$9.69
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$3.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$10.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$13.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$2261

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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

Cities near Peshawar

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Kohat
$364
55 km or 34 mi Mardan
$354
108 km or 67 mi Jalalabad
$354
114 km or 71 mi Wah
$344
117 km or 72 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Islamabad
$443
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$416
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$393
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$401
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$458
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$277
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$376
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$265
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$320
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$396
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$372
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$363
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$340
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$294
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$333
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$302
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$311
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$404
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$351
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$316
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$284
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$368
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$303
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$427
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$428
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$291
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$380
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$362
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$403
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$350
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$347
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$337
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$684