Baghdad vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$2300
🏠 One person rent
$417
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$836
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
59
55
😀 Quality of life
51
53
🏙️ Population
6.96M
39K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 12% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 6005th and 5228th ($894 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Iraq and the Palestine, respectively. Check Iraq vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.8 months in Ramallah. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 6198th and 6114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$5.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$770
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$5.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$4.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$9.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$3737

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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
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$1948
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$964
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1583
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$1752
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2068
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$1900
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$849
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$1701
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$760
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$737
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2113
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$1776
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$1873
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$1826
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2149
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$1871
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$1939
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$1850
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$802
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$679
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1848
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$1962
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1499