Baghdad vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$386
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$408
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
59
43
😀 Quality of life
52
55
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.4M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 5% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6246th and 6109th ($859 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Iraq and Mongolia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 6059th and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$7750

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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
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$875
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$568
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$741
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$575
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$617
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$629
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1005
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$684
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$581
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$644
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1380
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$676
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$646
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$637
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$447
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$806
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$729
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$605
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$648
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$602
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$561
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$619
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$574
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$573
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$601
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$603
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$515
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$628
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$502
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$577
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$589
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$760
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$537
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$623
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1067
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$629
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$594