Baghdad vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baghdad	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$859	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2087	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$386	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$730	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$477
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	59	95
😀 Quality of life	52	63
🏙️ Population	8.13M	11.5M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 15% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6246th and 5616th ($859 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Iraq and Brazil, respectively. Check Iraq vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 6059th and 4573rd 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	$4.99	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.14	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$841	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$509	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.71%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.5	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.46	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.22	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$153	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3224	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629