Baghdad vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$2237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$5110
🏠 One person rent
$487
$1348
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$2367
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$582
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$3072
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
59
79
😀 Quality of life
59
94
🏙️ Population
8.13M
568K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 57% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 6017th and 1407th ($952 vs $2237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th in Iraq and Canada, respectively. Check Iraq vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1.4 months in Surrey. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Surrey ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 6062nd and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Surrey

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Baghdad Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$5.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$1369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$1125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$2055
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$9861
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$8816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$23.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$12497

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Cities near Baghdad

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 Surrey

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2457
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2590
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2361
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$2054
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2540
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2240
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2478
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$2034
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2526
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1884
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1865
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2190
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2173
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2128
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2470
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2710
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2539
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2628
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2641
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2674
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2717
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2734
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2739
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$2778
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2737
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1872
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2702
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$3041
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3559
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$3154
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2475
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3292
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2915
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2896
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2798