Baghdad vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baghdad	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$859	$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2087	$2402
🏠 One person rent	$386	$447
🏘️ Family rent	$730	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$365
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	59	94
😀 Quality of life	52	62
🏙️ Population	8.13M	6.21M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 10% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 6246th and 5959th ($859 vs $955) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Iraq and Brazil, respectively. Check Iraq vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 6059th and 4932nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Baghdad	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.99	$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.14	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$841	$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$509	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.71%	10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.5	$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.46	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.22	$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$153	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3224	$10815

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$773
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$636
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$652
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$808
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$591
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$600
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$578
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$675
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$500
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$549
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$563
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$647
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$649
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$461
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$513
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$596
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$635
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$620
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$520
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$664
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$623
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$585
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$629
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$618
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$532
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$537
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$609
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$543
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$618
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$593
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$622
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$542
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$631
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$618
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$515
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$463
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$666
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$585