Baghdad vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$1531
🏠 One person rent
$501
$236
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$412
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$859
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
59
22
😀 Quality of life
60
51
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.99M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 68% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 5729th and 8147th ($976 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st in Iraq and Turkey, respectively. Check Iraq vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 1.5 months in Urfa. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Urfa ranked 36th in Turkey, while ranked 5887th and 6572nd 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
$4.76
$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$3.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
41.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$706
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$7.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$6.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$2.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$1.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$66.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$9341

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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

Cities near Urfa

Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$587
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$634
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$609
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$576
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$549
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$596
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$518
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$547
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$608
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$619
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$572
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$646
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$565
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$527
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$551
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$497
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$537
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$544
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$579
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$490
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$582
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$640
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$339
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$559
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$521
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$557
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$515
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$565
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$594
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$598
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$616
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$597
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$601
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$384
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$441
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$597
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$590
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$756