Baghdad vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$2026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$4583
🏠 One person rent
$487
$1244
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$2046
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$2278
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
59
94
😀 Quality of life
59
87
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.86M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 53% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 6017th and 1966th ($952 vs $2026) 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 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 6062nd and 348th 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
$4.18
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$9.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$5.41
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$1304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$945
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$2244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$1574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$316
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$6614
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$4194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$19.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$88.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$16711

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1618
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1569
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1255
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1262
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1028
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1053
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1193
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1188
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1221
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1228
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1377
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1062
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$1032
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$949
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1178
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1152
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1337
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1165
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1283
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1214
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1343
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$589
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$834
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1184
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1203
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1184
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1070
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1220
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1198
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$987
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$898
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1145
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1233
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1247
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1068
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1133
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$1014
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1130
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$399