Baghdad vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$417
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$1220
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
61
😀 Quality of life
51
79
🏙️ Population
6.96M
606K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 21% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6005th and 4604th ($894 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Iraq and Latvia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6198th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Riga

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Baghdad Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$13518

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$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

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257