Baghdad vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$4454
🏠 One person rent
$487
$1181
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$1992
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$456
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$2307
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
59
93
😀 Quality of life
59
89
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.4M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 50% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 6017th and 2387th ($952 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Iraq vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 6062nd and 285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Prague

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Baghdad Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$49
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$1087
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$914
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$10243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$7562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$44.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$1061
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$17389

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1678
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1375
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1139
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1280
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1895
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1103
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1114
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1227
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1525
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1200
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1364
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1272
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1188
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1472
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1265
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1280
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1305
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1321
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1288
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1476
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1301
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1133
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1478
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1531
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$980
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1305
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1494
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1346
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1476
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1468
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1383