Baghdad vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$423
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$1071
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$1581
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
60
38
😀 Quality of life
54
76
🏙️ Population
8.13M
767K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 28% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 6020th and 4331st ($904 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 1.3 months in Zagreb. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 5970th and 843rd 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
$5.16
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$2995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$5.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$10861

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1101
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$912
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1080
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1008
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1116
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1082
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1157
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$842
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$711
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$556
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$659
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1468
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$558
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1152
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1261
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$750
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1303
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1594
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$803
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$750
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1653
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1421
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$701
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$847
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$985
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$848
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1263
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1223
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1582
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1247
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1263
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1323
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$941
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1122
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$603
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$786
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1307
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$958
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$919
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$747