Baghdad vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baghdad	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$904	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2108	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$423	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$568	$4040
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	60	89
😀 Quality of life	54	97
🏙️ Population	8.13M	5.87M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 70% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6020th and 129th ($904 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Iraq and Singapore, respectively. Check Iraq vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5970th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Singapore City

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	Baghdad	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.51	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3882	$27780

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605