Baghdad vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baghdad	Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$904	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2108	$1529
🏠 One person rent	$423	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$568	$306
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	60	78
😀 Quality of life	54	58
🏙️ Population	8.13M	2.24M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 62% more expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 6020th and 8142nd ($904 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th in Iraq and Indonesia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.5 months in Tangerang. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Tangerang ranked 5th in Indonesia, while ranked 5970th and 5471st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Tangerang

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	Baghdad	Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$49.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$1727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$9.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.51	$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$3.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3882	$7618

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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

Cities near Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	South Tangerang	$536
24 km or 15 mi	Jakarta	$701
32 km or 20 mi	Depok	$385
41 km or 26 mi	Bekasi	$518
50 km or 31 mi	Bogor	$513
54 km or 33 mi	Serang	$492
71 km or 44 mi	Cilegon	$488
89 km or 55 mi	Sukabumi	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Cimahi	$500
134 km or 83 mi	Bandung	$545
173 km or 107 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
189 km or 117 mi	Metro	$432
216 km or 134 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Cirebon	$521
248 km or 154 mi	Banjar	$490
287 km or 178 mi	Tegal	$480
314 km or 195 mi	Cilacap	$474
345 km or 215 mi	Pekalongan	$471
405 km or 251 mi	Prabumulih	$417
411 km or 255 mi	Palembang	$395
427 km or 265 mi	Semarang	$493
445 km or 276 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
446 km or 277 mi	Salatiga	$421
450 km or 279 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
487 km or 303 mi	Surakarta	$417
526 km or 327 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
552 km or 343 mi	Bengkulu	$500
564 km or 350 mi	Madiun	$486
610 km or 379 mi	Jambi	$458
621 km or 386 mi	Kediri	$464
645 km or 401 mi	Blitar	$453
656 km or 408 mi	Mojokerto	$505
677 km or 421 mi	Batu	$410
685 km or 425 mi	Surabaya	$549
690 km or 429 mi	Malang	$365
711 km or 442 mi	Pasuruan	$510
747 km or 464 mi	Probolinggo	$614
748 km or 465 mi	Pontianak	$427
825 km or 513 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
829 km or 515 mi	Singkawang	$430