Baghdad vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$820
🏠 One person rent
$386
$125
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$220
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$127
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$193
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
59
48
😀 Quality of life
52
40
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.97M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 154% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 6246th and 9126th ($859 vs $338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 19th in Iraq and Pakistan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.6 months in Peshawar. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Peshawar ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 6059th and 6896th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$3.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$98
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$44.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$97.5
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
20.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$7.15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$0.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$0.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$1.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$0.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$9.61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$1.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$28.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$525

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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

Cities near Peshawar

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Kohat
$374
55 km or 34 mi Mardan
$372
108 km or 67 mi Jalalabad
$358
114 km or 71 mi Wah
$323
117 km or 72 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Islamabad
$439
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$376
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$441
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$469
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$599
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$328
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$456
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$277
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$330
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$476
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$373
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$380
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$388
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$292
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$319
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$280
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$335
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$457
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$344
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$308
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$344
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$376
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$312
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$406
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$467
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$310
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$500
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$358
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$371
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$407
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$360
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$378
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$659