Baghdad vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$487
$451
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$763
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$744
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
59
47
😀 Quality of life
59
66
🏙️ Population
8.13M
276K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 0.4% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 6017th and 5994th ($952 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Iraq and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Iraq vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 6062nd and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Sarajevo

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Baghdad Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$3948

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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 Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$631
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$819
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$721
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$682
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$741
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$924
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1193
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$965
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1661
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$888
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1288
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1673
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1156
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$990
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1566
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$629
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1066
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1571
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1206
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$723
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$851
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1150
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1160
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1173
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$948
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1191
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$839
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1119
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$571
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$676
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1124
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1457
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1171
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$694
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$1031
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$923