Baghdad vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$501
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$896
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
59
45
😀 Quality of life
60
68
🏙️ Population
8.13M
423K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 11% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5729th and 6377th ($976 vs $880) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Iraq and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Iraq vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 1 months in Skopje. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 5887th and 4420th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Skopje

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Baghdad Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$8.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$90.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$2755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$1804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$6.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$5403

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$675
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$770
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$587
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$620
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$591
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$610
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$718
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$663
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$738
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$581
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$702
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1092
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$687
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$731
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$832
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1264
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$830
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1030
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1125
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$849
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1093
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$891
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$859
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1386
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1030
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$918
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1047
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1053
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1119
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$772
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1048
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1078
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1107
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1039
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$727
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$930
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1207