Baghdad vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$417
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$247
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
96
😀 Quality of life
51
61
🏙️ Population
6.96M
8.69M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 28% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6005th and 6811th ($894 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Iraq and Iran, respectively. Check Iraq vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 6198th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Tehran

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Baghdad Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$1883

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569