Baghdad vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$2280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$5399
🏠 One person rent
$423
$1407
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$2721
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$2766
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
60
80
😀 Quality of life
54
91
🏙️ Population
8.13M
568K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 60% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 6020th and 1194th ($904 vs $2280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 11th in Iraq and Canada, respectively. Check Iraq vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Surrey ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 5970th and 122nd 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
$5.16
$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$5.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$1405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$1196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$2952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$2383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$9496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$8417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$3.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$84
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$53
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$862
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$12026

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$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
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2495
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2490
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2317
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$2021
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$1969
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2488
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2093
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2388
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1883
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2466
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1761
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1719
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2121
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2093
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2542
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2047
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2751
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2023
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2692
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2527
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2598
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2604
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2589
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2637
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2642
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2726
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2785
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$2973
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2625
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1810
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2718
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$2882
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3239
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$3015
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2462
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3273
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2759
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2826
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2606