Baghdad vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$501
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$2284
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
59
70
😀 Quality of life
60
78
🏙️ Population
8.13M
7.01M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 40% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5729th and 3485th ($976 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5887th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Riyadh

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Baghdad Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459