cost
Cost of Living Index
Erbil70.1 / 100
Baghdad73 / 0
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
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Winner
Baghdad wins on 13 of 22 metrics compared to Erbil.
Top trade-offs
Erbil leads cost, rent, and jobs; Baghdad leads safety, housing, and salary.
cost
Erbil
70.1
city
Baghdad
73
city
safety
Erbil
52.8
city
Baghdad
61
city
housing
Erbil
$2,551
city
Baghdad
$2,593
city
housing
Erbil
7.8x
city
Baghdad
6.4x
city
jobs
Erbil
$1,156/mo
city
Baghdad
$1,398/mo
city
jobs
Erbil
12.3%
city
Baghdad
12.5%
city
health
Erbil
89.9
city
Baghdad
75.2
city
health
Erbil
77.3 years
city
Baghdad
77.5 years
city
environment
Erbil
30.4 ug/m3
city
Baghdad
42.2 ug/m3
city
environment
Erbil
55.5
city
Baghdad
74.9
city
infrastructure
Erbil
220 Mbps
city
Baghdad
228 Mbps
city
demographics
Erbil
3.3%
city
Baghdad
0.7%
city
education
Erbil
79.4
city
Baghdad
81.5
city
transport
Erbil
59.9
city
Baghdad
62.5
city
safety
Erbil
31.8 per 100k
city
Baghdad
35.7 per 100k
city
safety
Erbil
48.5 per 100k
city
Baghdad
33.4 per 100k
city
health
Erbil
35.8%
city
Baghdad
36.3%
city
quality
Erbil
5.5
city
Baghdad
4.7
city
housing
Erbil
$9,631/sqm
city
Baghdad
$9,228/sqm
city
religion
Erbil
38.8%
city
Baghdad
40.1%
city
religion
Erbil
35.4%
city
Baghdad
58.5%
city
religion
Erbil
59.2%
city
Baghdad
84.7%
city