Baghdad vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$2851
🏠 One person rent
$423
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$950
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$777
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
60
91
😀 Quality of life
54
77
🏙️ Population
8.13M
6.26M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 20% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6020th and 4686th ($904 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Iraq and Chile, respectively. Check Iraq vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5970th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Santiago

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Baghdad Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$3.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$8040

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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 Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$875
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$930
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$759
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$720
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$798
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$827
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$833
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$832
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1074
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$874
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$805
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$920
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$765
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$812
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$823
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$815
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$790
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$835
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$511
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$814
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$860
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$768
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$735
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$642
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$807
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$814
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$731
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$750
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$671
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$902
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$810
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$722
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$800
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$762
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$710
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$793
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$791
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$786
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$680
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$731