Baghdad vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baghdad	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$904	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2108	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$423	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$568	$300
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	60	30
😀 Quality of life	54	43
🏙️ Population	8.13M	6.87M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 28% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 6020th and 6863rd ($904 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Iraq and Myanmar, respectively. Check Iraq vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 5970th and 6707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Yangon

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	Baghdad	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.51	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3882	$15505

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$752
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$960
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$833
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$659
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$817
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$580
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$651
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$766
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$680
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$570
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$587
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$641
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$467
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$626
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$659
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$508
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$582
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$676
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$963
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$536
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$683
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$854
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$449
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$531
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$597
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$533
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$554
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$476
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$458
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$577
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$583
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$536
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$672
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$505
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$646
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$443
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$469
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$513

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$650
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$778
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$633
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$660
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$678
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$595
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$710
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$941
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$753
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$661
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$656
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$781
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$752
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1163
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$543
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$685
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$604
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$351
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$625