Baghdad vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$487
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$842
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
59
48
😀 Quality of life
59
72
🏙️ Population
8.13M
389K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 24% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6017th and 4667th ($952 vs $1256) 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 0.7 months in Tirana. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 6062nd and 3290th 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
$4.18
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$6657

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$940
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$692
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$794
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$723
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1119
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$735
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$839
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$893
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1150
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$905
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$769
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$678
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1066
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1206
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$990
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$609
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1288
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$887
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1153
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$593
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1156
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1380
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1344
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$680
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1193
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$619
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$694
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1225
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$571
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1430
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1068
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$617
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1075
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$851
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1013