Baghdad vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$423
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$550
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
60
5
😀 Quality of life
54
34
🏙️ Population
8.13M
115K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 114% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6020th and 8915th ($904 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Iraq and Bhutan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5970th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$666

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$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
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$459
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$312
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$296
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$296
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$900
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$317
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$309
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$342
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$323
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$307
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$963
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$300
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$280
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$408
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$308
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$264
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$292
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$282
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$305
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$292
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$304
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$295
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$297
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$419
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$341
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$430
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$367
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$309
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$294
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$281
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$321
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$289
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$294
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$316
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$292
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$299
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$300