Baghdad vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$417
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$2566
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
71
😀 Quality of life
51
74
🏙️ Population
6.96M
7.01M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 46% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6005th and 2922nd ($894 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6198th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$9649

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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 Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561