Baghdad vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baghdad	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$904	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2108	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$423	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$568	$413
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	60	54
😀 Quality of life	54	54
🏙️ Population	8.13M	1.49M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 35% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 6020th and 7055th ($904 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 43rd in Iraq and Brazil, respectively. Check Iraq vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 5970th and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Recife

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	Baghdad	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.51	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3882	$14050

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509