Baghdad vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$386
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$570
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
59
5
😀 Quality of life
52
50
🏙️ Population
8.13M
115K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 122% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6246th and 9013th ($859 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Iraq and Bhutan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6059th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$691

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284