Baghdad vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baghdad	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$904	$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2108	$1296
🏠 One person rent	$423	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$568	$202
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	60	60
😀 Quality of life	54	53
🏙️ Population	8.13M	1.62M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 83% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 6020th and 8682nd ($904 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 41st in Iraq and Indonesia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 5970th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Semarang

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	Baghdad	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$3.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	7.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$2.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.51	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3882	$2365

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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 Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$421
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$417
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$471
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$480
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$486
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$474
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$464
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$521
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$490
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$453
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$410
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$549
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$365
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$510
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$545
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$500
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$614
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$563
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$518
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$513
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$385
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$701
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$558
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$492
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$488
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1267
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$845
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$497
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$432
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$355
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$395
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$427