Baghdad vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$423
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$170
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
60
68
😀 Quality of life
54
46
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.1M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 125% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 6020th and 8953rd ($904 vs $401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 5970th and 6500th 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
$5.16
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$58
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
19.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$9.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$6.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$0.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$2.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$10.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$1075

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$752
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$659
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$817
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$580
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$651
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$680
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$570
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$587
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$641
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$626
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$659
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$508
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$582
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$672
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$854
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$531
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$597
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$533
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$554
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$476
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$458
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$577
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$583
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$536
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$672
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$505
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$646
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$443
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$469
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$540
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$442
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$382
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$354
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$366
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$273
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$364
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$373
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$346
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$354
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$458
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$281
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$287
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$389
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$321
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$374
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$306
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$411
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$303
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$342
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$305
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$383
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$355
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$366
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$300
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$358
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$386
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$474
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$361
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$356
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$441
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$392
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$389
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$369
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$272