Baghdad vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$933
🏠 One person rent
$501
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$267
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
59
40
😀 Quality of life
60
60
🏙️ Population
8.13M
5.94M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 47% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5729th and 7534th ($976 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Iraq and India, respectively. Check Iraq vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 5887th and 5942nd 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
$4.76
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$877

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298