Baghdad vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$1677
🏠 One person rent
$501
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$192
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
59
22
😀 Quality of life
60
44
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.44M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 47% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5729th and 7518th ($976 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Iraq and Cameroon, respectively. Check Iraq vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 0.3 months in Yaounde. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 5887th and 7301st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Yaounde

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Baghdad Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$1797

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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

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1156
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$759
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$821
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$627
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$738
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$699
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1209
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1272
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$373
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$551
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$743
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$478
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$591
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$773
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$559
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1364
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$564
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$693
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$795
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$698
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$601
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1011
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$786
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1013
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$627
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1375
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$760
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$567
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$672
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$531
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$506
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$488
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$576
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$489
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$692
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$833
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$323
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$670