Baghdad vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baghdad	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$859	$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2087	$1824
🏠 One person rent	$386	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$730	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$437
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	59	56
😀 Quality of life	52	58
🏙️ Population	8.13M	2.42M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 16% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6246th and 6712th ($859 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 23rd 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 0.6 months in Salvador. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Salvador ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 6059th and 5558th 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	$4.99	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.14	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$841	$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$509	$365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.71%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$1184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.5	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.46	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.22	$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$22.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$153	$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3224	$10964

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$599
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$604
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$602
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$591
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$545
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$579
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$471
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$406
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$640
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$670
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$529
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$538
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$602
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$542
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$519
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$597
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$414
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$412
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$582
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$630
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$553
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$589
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$610
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$557
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$551
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$545
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$495
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$573
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$556
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$573
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$608
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610