Baghdad vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$423
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$264
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
60
96
😀 Quality of life
54
60
🏙️ Population
8.13M
8.69M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 15% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6020th and 6486th ($904 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 0.3 months in Tehran. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 5970th and 5221st 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
$5.16
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$1.38
🥤 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
$440
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$1951

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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
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$714
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$710
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$700
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$697
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$698
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$681
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$698
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$680
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$665
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$684
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$688
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$693
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$736
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$651
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$645
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$557
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$574
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$488
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$618
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$458
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$658
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$580
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$562
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$552
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$455
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$534
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$443
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$469
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$466
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$685
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$505
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$598
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510