Baghdad vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$423
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$2731
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
60
72
😀 Quality of life
54
78
🏙️ Population
8.13M
7.01M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 45% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6020th and 2911th ($904 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.7 months in Riyadh. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5970th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$10598

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$752
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$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$659
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$817
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$580
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$651
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$680
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$570
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$587
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$641
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$626
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$659
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$508
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$582
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$672
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$854
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$531
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$597
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$533
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$554
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$476
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$458
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$577
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$583
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$536
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$672
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$505
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$646
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$443
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$469
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$540
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$969
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$861
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529