Baghdad vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$417
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$376
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
59
35
😀 Quality of life
51
23
🏙️ Population
6.96M
2.96M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 71% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6005th and 8335th ($894 vs $523) 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 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 6198th and 8884th 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
$4.94
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.82
 Cappuccino
$3.12
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$5.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$2959

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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
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840