Baghdad vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$2195
🏠 One person rent
$446
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$746
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
57
47
😀 Quality of life
58
66
🏙️ Population
8.13M
276K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 1% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 6120th and 6050th ($918 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 6065th and 5081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$3478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$2305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$8.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$6.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$3470

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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 Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$618
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$760
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$707
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$669
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$734
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$883
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1164
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$920
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1539
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$970
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$858
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1261
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1623
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1107
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$967
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1515
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$617
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1047
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1503
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1195
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$685
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$828
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1111
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1072
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1141
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1335
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$918
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1153
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1115
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$819
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1107
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$557
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$665
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1033
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1322
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1113
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$655
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$965
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$832