Baghdad vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$2074
🏠 One person rent
$417
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$826
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$365
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
59
43
😀 Quality of life
51
55
🏙️ Population
6.96M
1.4M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 13% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6005th and 6405th ($894 vs $792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 6198th and 5931st among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$7.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$5.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$63.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$5952

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511

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$759
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$576
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$607
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$589
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$491
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$674
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$997
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$679
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$673
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$563
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1345
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$674
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$677
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$640
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$444
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$776
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$707
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$647
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$643
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$614
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$535
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$625
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$573
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$578
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$603
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$593
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$572
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$504
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$602
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$510
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$576
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$581
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$700
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$560
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$628
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1065
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$666
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$625