Baghdad vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$386
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$372
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
59
26
😀 Quality of life
52
24
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.44M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 12% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6246th and 6597th ($859 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Iraq and Cameroon, respectively. Check Iraq vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 6059th and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$1615

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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 Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1368
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$794
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$933
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$655
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$710
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$714
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1201
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$812
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$374
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$666
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$702
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$488
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$638
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$906
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$651
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1686
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$469
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$846
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1036
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$659
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$724
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$878
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$886
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$879
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1262
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$757
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$616
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$735
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$658
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$518
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$635
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$701
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$492
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$787
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$810
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$377
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$774