Baghdad vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$4145
🏠 One person rent
$386
$1071
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$1872
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$1966
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
59
93
😀 Quality of life
52
83
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.86M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 52% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 6246th and 2592nd ($859 vs $1780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.1 months in Warsaw. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 6059th and 387th 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
$4.99
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$4.93
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$2024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$6035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$4031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$8.63
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$9.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$3.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$90.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$29.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$13474

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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 Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1443
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1406
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1128
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1136
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$931
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$932
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1103
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1042
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1185
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1104
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1224
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$916
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$889
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$1005
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1085
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1022
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1257
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1021
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1200
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1002
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1134
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$527
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$957
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1160
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1099
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1057
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1053
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1118
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1047
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$935
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1101
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1068
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1118
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1096
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$977
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1061
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$839
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1054
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$390