Baghdad vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$446
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$276
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$312
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
57
20
😀 Quality of life
58
49
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.29M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 102% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6120th and 8852nd ($918 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and Libya, respectively. Check Iraq vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 6065th and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$919

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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 Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$350
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$387
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$382
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$381
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$406
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$394
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$434
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$480
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$398
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1579
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1471
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1577
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1720
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1666
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1770
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1697
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1739
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1951
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$552
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$433
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$409
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$487
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1271
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1161
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1234
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1085
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1232
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$577
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$607
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$529
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1298
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$502
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1141
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$375
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1046
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1301
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$361
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$403
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1161