Baghdad vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baghdad	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$859	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2087	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$386	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$730	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$781
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	59	28
😀 Quality of life	52	50
🏙️ Population	8.13M	431K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 2% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6246th and 6296th ($859 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Iraq and Namibia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 6059th and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Windhoek

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	Baghdad	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.99	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.14	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$841	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$509	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.71%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.5	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.46	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.22	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$153	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3224	$5452

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Cities near Baghdad

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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$779
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$833
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$818
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$832
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$807
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$790
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$766
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$741
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$654
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$690
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$692
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$718
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$809
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$600
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$663
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$859
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$554
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$670
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$585
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$652
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$848
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$774
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$971
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$874
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$997
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$736
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$909
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$838
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$705
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$822