Baghdad vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$1951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$4641
🏠 One person rent
$423
$1137
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$1834
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$481
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$3011
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
60
96
😀 Quality of life
54
94
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.14M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 54% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 6020th and 1973rd ($904 vs $1951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 86th in Iraq and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Iraq vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.5 months in Birmingham. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Birmingham ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5970th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Birmingham

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Baghdad Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$8.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$6.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$1083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$2013
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$1380
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$187
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
5.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$4882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$3808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$78.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$18.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$1512
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$18058

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Cities near Baghdad

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
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1732
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1718
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1728
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1608
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1737
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1736
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1744
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1903
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1452
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2009
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1798
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1663
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1569
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1750
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1633
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1450
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1600
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1805
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1727
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1759
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1693
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1591
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1739
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1790
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1686
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1623
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1814
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1820
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1748