Baghdad vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baghdad	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$918	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2092	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$446	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$728	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$502	$701
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	57	95
😀 Quality of life	58	69
🏙️ Population	8.13M	11.5M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 13% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6120th and 5192nd ($918 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and Brazil, respectively. Check Iraq vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6065th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Sao Paulo

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	Baghdad	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.8	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.3	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.59	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.83	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$673	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3092	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1298	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.54	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.9	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3566	$15428

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$761
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$961
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$833
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$672
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$823
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$588
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$688
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$768
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$677
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$555
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$570
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$631
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$474
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$630
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$646
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$507
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$583
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$672
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$946
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$509
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$681
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$845
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$434
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$492
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$588
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$497
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$540
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$433
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$409
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$560
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$566
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$492
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$402
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$494
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$619
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$430
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$457
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$489
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$508

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666