Baghdad vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$417
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$1443
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
59
38
😀 Quality of life
51
75
🏙️ Population
6.96M
767K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 28% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 6005th and 4330th ($894 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Iraq and Croatia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 6198th and 983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Zagreb

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Baghdad Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$3.15
 Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$10.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$10009

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1100
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$997
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1058
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$913
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1081
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1133
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1197
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$929
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$682
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$558
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$517
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1438
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$503
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1102
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1274
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1321
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1658
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$742
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$777
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1664
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1279
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$747
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1167
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$835
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1301
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1200
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1581
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1271
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1393
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1008
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1219
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$604
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$852
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1284
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$849
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$765
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$755