Baghdad vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baghdad	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$859	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2087	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$386	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$730	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$846
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	59	82
😀 Quality of life	52	67
🏙️ Population	8.13M	5.38M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 2% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6246th and 6204th ($859 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd 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 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6059th and 3645th 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	$4.99	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.14	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$841	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$509	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.71%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.5	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.46	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.22	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$153	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3224	$6847

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Cities near Baghdad

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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525