Baghdad vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$996
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$2359
🏠 One person rent
$423
$434
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$758
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$973
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
60
56
😀 Quality of life
54
51
🏙️ Population
8.13M
39K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 9% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 6020th and 5524th ($904 vs $996) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Iraq and the Palestine, respectively. Check Iraq vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1 months in Ramallah. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 5970th and 6159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Ramallah

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Baghdad Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$43.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$1126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$4.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$68.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$4230

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$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

Cities near Ramallah

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$2114
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1915
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$905
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1556
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1506
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$1891
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2123
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1919
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$1927
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$1930
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$877
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$1853
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$1811
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$1894
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$1943
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2028
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$761
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2072
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2035
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$762
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2156
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2232
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$1965
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$1834
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2306
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1912
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$1931
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$1884
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2145
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$1890
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$1990
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$1902
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$813
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$552
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1837
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2138
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1511