Baghdad vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$3141
🏠 One person rent
$446
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$1049
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$1509
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
57
61
😀 Quality of life
58
82
🏙️ Population
8.13M
605K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 28% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6120th and 4556th ($918 vs $1270) 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 1.2 months in Riga. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6065th and 625th 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
$3.8
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$5.71
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$9.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$16726

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$761
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$961
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$672
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$823
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$588
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$688
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$768
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$555
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$631
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$630
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$646
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$507
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$583
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$669
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$845
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$492
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$588
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$497
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$540
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$433
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$409
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$560
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$566
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$492
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$402
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$494
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$619
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$430
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$457
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$489
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$508

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1419
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1046
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$889
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$928
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$894
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$967
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$864
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$988
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$968
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1184
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1192
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1041
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$929
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1034
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$840
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$865
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1174
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1334
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1057
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1414
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$920
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$680
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1601
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$883
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1372
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$999
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1113
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$829
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1566
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1064
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1485
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1083
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1947
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1937
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$349
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1125
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1383