Baghdad vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$758
🏠 One person rent
$501
$126
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$189
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$121
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$43.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$148
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
59
48
😀 Quality of life
60
34
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.97M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 204% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 5729th and 9130th ($976 vs $321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th in Iraq and Pakistan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 0.5 months in Peshawar. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Peshawar ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 5887th and 8525th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Peshawar

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Baghdad Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$2.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$8.99
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.53
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$59.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$96
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
14.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$356
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$9.26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$4.33
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$2.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$0.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$1.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$10.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$2.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$10.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$44.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$33.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$3008

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

Cities near Peshawar

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Kohat
$394
55 km or 34 mi Mardan
$373
108 km or 67 mi Jalalabad
$381
114 km or 71 mi Wah
$371
117 km or 72 mi Mingora
$373
146 km or 91 mi Islamabad
$496
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$446
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$438
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$456
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$504
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$280
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$391
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$253
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$335
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$447
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$393
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$382
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$344
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$306
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$359
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$309
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$313
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$447
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$379
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$332
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$286
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$396
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$339
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$450
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$468
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$340
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$397
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$401
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$440
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$371
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$350
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$346
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$734