Baghdad vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$417
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$436
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
59
5
😀 Quality of life
51
36
🏙️ Population
6.96M
79.2K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 98% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6005th and 8761st ($894 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 months in Thimphu. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 6198th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$701

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288