Baghdad vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$1464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$3391
🏠 One person rent
$417
$919
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$1636
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$97.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$1771
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
59
93
😀 Quality of life
51
83
🏙️ Population
6.96M
1.86M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 39% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 6005th and 3564th ($894 vs $1464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and Poland, respectively. Check Iraq vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 6198th and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Warsaw

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Baghdad Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$3.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$5380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$3613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$8.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$11854

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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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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1238
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1218
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1029
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1040
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$842
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$907
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1029
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$987
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$994
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1161
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1027
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$816
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$708
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$973
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$936
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1016
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$863
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$999
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$949
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1006
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$415
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$1024
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1002
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1008
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1013
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$943
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$980
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1042
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$849
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1043
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1118
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1037
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$995
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$791
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1028
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$940
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1011
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$385