Baghdad vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$1294
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$3098
🏠 One person rent
$446
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$803
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
57
46
😀 Quality of life
58
72
🏙️ Population
8.13M
418K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 29% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6120th and 4511th ($918 vs $1294) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and Albania, respectively. Check Iraq vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 6065th and 3035th 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
$3.8
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$2.99
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$32.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$5765

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$761
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$961
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$672
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$823
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$588
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$688
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$768
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$555
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$631
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$630
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$646
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$507
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$583
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$669
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$845
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$492
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$588
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$497
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$540
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$433
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$409
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$560
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$566
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$492
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$402
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$494
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$619
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$430
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$457
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$489
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$508

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1041
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$945
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$673
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$764
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$701
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1107
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$697
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$819
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$887
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1115
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$857
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$720
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$667
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1047
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1195
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$967
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1111
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$592
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1261
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$849
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1122
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$572
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1107
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1349
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1332
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$642
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1164
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$655
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1238
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1539
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$557
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1392
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1040
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$575
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1045
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$828
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$973