Baghdad vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$990
🏠 One person rent
$446
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$271
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
57
40
😀 Quality of life
58
55
🏙️ Population
8.13M
5.94M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 30% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6120th and 7068th ($918 vs $705) 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 45th in India, while ranked 6065th and 6284th 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
$3.8
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$922

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333