Baghdad vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$417
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$411
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
59
40
😀 Quality of life
51
51
🏙️ Population
6.96M
5.94M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 10% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6005th and 6358th ($894 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and India, respectively. Check Iraq vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 6198th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Surat

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Baghdad Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$3.12
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$2.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$1785

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$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361