Baghdad vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$974
🏠 One person rent
$487
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$310
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
59
40
😀 Quality of life
59
60
🏙️ Population
8.13M
5.94M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 37% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6017th and 7286th ($952 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Iraq and India, respectively. Check Iraq vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 6062nd and 5975th 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
$4.18
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$929

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Surat

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319