Baghdad vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$1122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$2575
🏠 One person rent
$487
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$217
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
59
57
😀 Quality of life
59
31
🏙️ Population
8.13M
43.9K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 15% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 6017th and 4985th ($952 vs $1122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Iraq and Palestine, respectively. Check Iraq vs Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Ramallah ranked 8th in Palestine, while ranked 6062nd and 8803rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Ramallah

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Baghdad Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$44.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$6.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$68.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$1204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$1024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$4.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$8.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$4.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$67.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$9.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$92.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$4719

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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 Ramallah

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$2483
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$1010
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1821
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$2154
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2346
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$2260
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$978
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$2066
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$910
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$895
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2449
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$2031
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$2274
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$2172
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$3089
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$2147
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$2432
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$2207
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$1062
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$546
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2145
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2136
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1761