Baghdad vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$386
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$738
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
59
44
😀 Quality of life
52
66
🏙️ Population
8.13M
418K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 21% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6246th and 5025th ($859 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Iraq and Albania, respectively. Check Iraq vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 6059th and 3918th 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
$4.99
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$5212

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$936
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050