Baghdad vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$1326
🏠 One person rent
$487
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$96.7
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
59
33
😀 Quality of life
59
40
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.96M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 73% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6017th and 8377th ($952 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and Yemen, respectively. Check Iraq vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 6062nd and 7844th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Sanaa

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Baghdad Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$1633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$2.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$98.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$3830

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$492
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$494
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$491
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$491
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$865
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$526
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$902
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$571
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$601
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$893
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$497
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$572
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$493
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$906
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$810
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$531
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$509
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$498
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$712
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1022
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1152
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1153
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1017
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1107
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$931
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$863
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1209
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1632
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$825
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$996