Baghdad vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$386
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$1313
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
59
22
😀 Quality of life
52
46
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.99M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 52% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 6246th and 8124th ($859 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 98th in Iraq and Turkey, respectively. Check Iraq vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 2.3 months in Urfa. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Urfa ranked 25th in Turkey, while ranked 6059th and 6486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Urfa

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Baghdad Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$33.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
27.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$1486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$6.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$3.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$5.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$49.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$1501

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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

Cities near Urfa

Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$560
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$651
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$600
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$523
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$590
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$473
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$605
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$479
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$570
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$640
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$611
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$527
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$622
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$600
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$541
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$522
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$535
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$588
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$443
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$534
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$624
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$433
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$516
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$540
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$590
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$596
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$450
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$576
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$580
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$510
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$578
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$680
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$450
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$578
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$580
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$575
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$705