Baghdad vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$857
🏠 One person rent
$417
$137
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$134
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$175
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
59
48
😀 Quality of life
51
42
🏙️ Population
6.96M
1.97M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 154% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 6005th and 9085th ($894 vs $352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 0.5 months in Peshawar. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Peshawar ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 6198th and 6943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$89.6
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$56.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$237
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$62.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$96.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
23.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$183
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$5.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$4.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$9.11
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$4.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$11.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$34.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$31.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$457

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$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Kohat
$307
55 km or 34 mi Mardan
$335
108 km or 67 mi Jalalabad
$347
114 km or 71 mi Wah
$238
117 km or 72 mi Mingora
$311
146 km or 91 mi Islamabad
$389
152 km or 94 mi Rawalpindi
$331
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$423
215 km or 133 mi Gardez
$449
223 km or 138 mi Kabul
$567
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$278
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$330
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$281
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$277
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$455
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$344
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$303
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$393
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$364
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$289
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$240
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$298
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$437
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$337
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$268
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$399
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$337
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$260
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$386
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$445
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$290
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$508
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$328
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$307
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$399
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$338
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$394
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$632