Baghdad vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$446
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$805
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
57
44
😀 Quality of life
58
68
🏙️ Population
8.13M
423K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 8% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6120th and 6460th ($918 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 6065th and 4637th 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
$3.8
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$4833

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$642
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$720
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$572
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$575
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$592
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$655
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$667
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$697
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$557
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$670
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1111
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$673
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$730
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$828
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1294
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$819
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1041
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1091
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$819
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1107
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$857
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$854
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1244
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$973
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$945
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1107
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1047
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1164
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$764
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1040
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1115
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1080
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1036
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$701
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$967
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1195