Baghdad vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$487
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$2285
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
59
70
😀 Quality of life
59
78
🏙️ Population
8.13M
7.01M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 42% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6017th and 3529th ($952 vs $1632) 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 0.5 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 6062nd and 879th 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
$4.18
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$9443

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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 Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487