Baghdad vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$487
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$1623
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
59
😀 Quality of life
59
81
🏙️ Population
8.13M
595K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 24% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6017th and 4678th ($952 vs $1248) 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 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6062nd and 668th 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
$4.18
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$17597

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406