Baghdad vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$1264
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$3052
🏠 One person rent
$501
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$1058
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$910
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
59
48
😀 Quality of life
60
72
🏙️ Population
8.13M
389K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 23% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5729th and 4610th ($976 vs $1264) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Iraq and Albania, respectively. Check Iraq vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 5887th and 2811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Tirana

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Baghdad Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$4476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$7688

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$918
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$687
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$772
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$727
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1047
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$738
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$849
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$897
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1078
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$891
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$770
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$663
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1053
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1207
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$930
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1092
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$591
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1265
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$880
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1123
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$587
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1093
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1362
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1306
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$675
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1119
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$610
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$718
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1267
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$581
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1415
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1048
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$620
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1732
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$832
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1030