Baghdad vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baghdad	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$904	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2108	$1737
🏠 One person rent	$423	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$568	$374
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	60	56
😀 Quality of life	54	57
🏙️ Population	8.13M	2.42M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 28% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6020th and 6861st ($904 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 25th in Iraq and Brazil, respectively. Check Iraq vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Salvador ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 5970th and 5641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Salvador

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	Baghdad	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.51	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3882	$10392

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$752
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$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

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$565
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$564
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$538
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$540
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$530
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$490
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$444
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$565
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$527
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$510
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$512
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$560
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$522
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$567
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$517
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$591
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$428
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$531
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$667
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$531
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$610
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$572
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$547
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$547
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$534
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$503
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$548
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$529
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$545
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$554
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677