Baghdad vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baghdad	Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$859	$2104
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2087	$5039
🏠 One person rent	$386	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$730	$2202
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$534
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$288
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$3287
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	59	100
😀 Quality of life	52	95
🏙️ Population	8.13M	3.76M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 59% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 6246th and 1583rd ($859 vs $2104) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Iraq and Germany, respectively. Check Iraq vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.6 months in Berlin. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Berlin ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 6059th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Berlin

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	Baghdad	Berlin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.99	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.14	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$4.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$1178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$855
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$841	$2408
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$509	$1752
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.71%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$8742
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$6444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.5	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.46	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.22	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$93.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$153	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3224	$8961

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Cities near Baghdad

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 Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1739
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1783
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1775
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1739
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1786
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1730
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1717
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1780
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1739
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1690
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1752
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1737
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1671
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1687
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1713
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1734
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1714
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1574
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1692
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1469
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1393
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1261
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1386
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1387
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1345
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1513
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1470
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1349
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1365
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1169
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1384
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$931
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369