Baghdad vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$3392
🏠 One person rent
$446
$754
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$1279
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$450
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$1950
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
57
38
😀 Quality of life
58
80
🏙️ Population
8.13M
767K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 36% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 6120th and 4147th ($918 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Iraq and Croatia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1.4 months in Zagreb. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 6065th and 742nd 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
$3.8
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$3.39
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$991
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$5609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$3578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$12234

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$761
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$961
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$672
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$823
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$588
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$688
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$768
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$555
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$631
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$630
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$646
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$507
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$583
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$669
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$845
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$492
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$588
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$497
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$540
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$433
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$409
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$560
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$566
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$492
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$402
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$494
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$619
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$430
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$457
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$489
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$508

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1199
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1033
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1195
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1113
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1340
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1236
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1383
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1044
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$817
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$665
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$685
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1640
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$617
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1316
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1422
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$845
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1416
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1685
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$920
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$802
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1683
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1600
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$823
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$970
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1081
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1033
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1386
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1398
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1756
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1377
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1378
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1574
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$858
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1322
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$669
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$973
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1415
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1072
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1052
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$890