Baghdad vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$1205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$2730
🏠 One person rent
$501
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$715
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$478
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$115
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
59
57
😀 Quality of life
60
28
🏙️ Population
8.13M
43.9K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 19% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 5729th and 4742nd ($976 vs $1205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Iraq and Palestine, respectively. Check Iraq vs Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 0.1 months in Ramallah. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Ramallah ranked 4th in Palestine, while ranked 5887th and 8857th 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
$4.76
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$6.93
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$1080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$3.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$4.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$35
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$310
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$4139

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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 Ramallah

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$2663
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$1077
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1994
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$2336
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2465
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$2466
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$1070
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$2201
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$2487
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2587
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$1020
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$977
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2541
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$2283
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2966
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$2379
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$2354
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2873
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$2288
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$2430
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$2347
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$1149
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$538
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2305
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2175
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1845