Baghdad vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$1163
🏠 One person rent
$423
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$444
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
60
40
😀 Quality of life
54
48
🏙️ Population
8.13M
5.94M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 17% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6020th and 6559th ($904 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.6 months in Surat. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Surat ranked 48th in India, while ranked 5970th and 6336th 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
$5.16
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$2.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$1261

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$298
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$376
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$333
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$382
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$284
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$378
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$371
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$452
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$362
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$381
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$501
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$415
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$311
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$389
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$348
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$350
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$513
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$311
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$333
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$367
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$298
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$310
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$288
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$304
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$295
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$397
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$340
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$293
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$296
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$292
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$324
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$307
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$315
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$363
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$339
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$340