Baghdad vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$1549
🏠 One person rent
$423
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$458
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$1224
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
60
22
😀 Quality of life
54
44
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.99M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 47% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 6020th and 7513th ($904 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 71st 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 months in Urfa. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Urfa ranked 28th in Turkey, while ranked 5970th and 6606th 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
$5.16
$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$5.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$55.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
27.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$1293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$534
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$5.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$1.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$1.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$0.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$4.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$5.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$58.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$7315

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$752
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$659
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$817
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$580
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$651
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$680
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$570
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$587
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$641
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$626
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$659
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$508
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$582
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$672
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$854
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$531
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$597
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$533
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$554
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$476
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$458
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$577
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$583
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$536
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$672
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$505
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$646
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$443
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$469
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$540
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Urfa

Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$587
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$644
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$603
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$581
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$577
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$606
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$462
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$544
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$659
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$621
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$570
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$557
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$492
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$600
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$509
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$523
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$537
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$589
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$457
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$582
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$600
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$403
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$489
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$468
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$535
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$589
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$578
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$598
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$575
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$585
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$597
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$573
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$672
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$417
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$621
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$589
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$578
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$712