Baghdad vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$386
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$2861
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
71
😀 Quality of life
52
77
🏙️ Population
8.13M
7.01M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 46% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6246th and 3292nd ($859 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.8 months in Riyadh. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6059th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489