Baghdad vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$417
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$733
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
59
82
😀 Quality of life
51
66
🏙️ Population
6.96M
5.38M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 10% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6005th and 6353rd ($894 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Iraq and Russia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6198th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Saint Petersburg

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Baghdad Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$2.78
 Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$6.39
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$6504

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438