Baghdad vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$2240
🏠 One person rent
$501
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$589
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
59
44
😀 Quality of life
60
64
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.4M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 4% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 5729th and 6046th ($976 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Iraq and Mongolia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 5887th and 5297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Ulaanbaatar

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Baghdad Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$8817

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$904
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$739
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$778
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$776
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$863
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$656
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1039
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$721
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$693
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$578
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$665
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1426
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$691
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$658
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$676
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$568
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$820
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$789
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$639
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$684
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$607
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$577
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$629
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$594
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$593
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$618
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$503
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$509
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$653
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$492
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$580
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$433
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$722
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$594
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$627
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1108
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$460
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$672