Baghdad vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$989
🏠 One person rent
$487
$171
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$181
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
59
69
😀 Quality of life
59
51
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.1M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 123% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 6017th and 8928th ($952 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Iraq and Pakistan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 6062nd and 6598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Rawalpindi

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Baghdad Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$69.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
21.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$3.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$9.71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$782

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$464
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$360
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$279
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$370
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$264
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$369
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$323
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$381
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$371
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$308
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$295
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$378
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$326
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$379
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$348
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$432
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$368
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$302
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$367
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$318
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$391
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$364
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$315
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$352
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$433
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$473
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$382
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$351
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$414
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$417
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$425
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$265