Baghdad vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$799
🏠 One person rent
$417
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$138
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
59
67
😀 Quality of life
51
35
🏙️ Population
6.96M
2.1M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 170% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 6005th and 9155th ($894 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Iraq and Pakistan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 6198th and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$1496

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$751
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$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
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$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
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$278
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282