Baghdad vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$386
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$1324
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
61
😀 Quality of life
52
79
🏙️ Population
8.13M
605K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 27% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6246th and 4672nd ($859 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 6059th and 580th 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
$4.99
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$5.18
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363