Baghdad vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$2420
🏠 One person rent
$501
$515
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$867
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$289
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
59
30
😀 Quality of life
60
53
🏙️ Population
8.13M
486K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 6% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5729th and 5257th ($976 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Iraq and Namibia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 0.3 months in Windhoek. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 5887th and 6487th 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
$4.76
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$5490

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi Rehoboth
$945
173 km or 108 mi Omaruru
$982
194 km or 120 mi Gobabis
$998
238 km or 148 mi Otjiwarongo
$925
246 km or 153 mi Mariental
$991
262 km or 163 mi Swakopmund
$834
268 km or 166 mi Walvis Bay
$893
375 km or 233 mi Tsumeb
$890
589 km or 366 mi Oshikango
$891
776 km or 482 mi Upington
$796
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$663
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$691
921 km or 572 mi Lobatse
$691
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$723
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$903
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$590
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$615
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$904
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$549
1056 km or 656 mi Livingstone
$813
1079 km or 670 mi Klerksdorp
$860
1086 km or 675 mi Rustenburg
$994
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$632
1099 km or 683 mi Huambo
$554
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$789
1136 km or 706 mi Brits
$950
1140 km or 708 mi Welkom
$811
1166 km or 724 mi Soweto
$1031
1167 km or 725 mi Bloemfontein
$742
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$872
1173 km or 729 mi Randburg
$912
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$1104
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
1180 km or 733 mi Benguela
$631
1180 km or 733 mi Pretoria
$1015
1180 km or 734 mi Johannesburg
$1204
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$997
1187 km or 738 mi Vereeniging
$742
1196 km or 743 mi Lobito
$610
1207 km or 750 mi Benoni
$851