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Baghdad vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Baghdad is 26.3% more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 34.6% less in Baghdad
Groceries: pay 50.5% less in Baghdad
Transportation: pay 22.1% more in Baghdad
Housing: pay 85.9% more in Baghdad
Childcare: pay 48.6% more in Baghdad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.3% more in Baghdad
Clothing: pay 88.1% more in Baghdad

The cost of clothing, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Baghdad are more expensive than in Accra. Expenses including groceries and restaurants are lower in Baghdad. Notably, clothing and housing are significantly more expensive in Baghdad.

Baghdad vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Baghdad instead of Accra, you would:

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pay 34.6% less for restaurants

	Accra	Baghdad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 GHS67.79	$4.38 IQD5,723	-27.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.92 GHS89.45	$7.58 IQD9,908	-4.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 GHS10.90	$0.38 IQD497	-60.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 GHS4.35	$0.21 IQD268	-46.6%
Average			-34.6%

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pay 50.5% less for groceries

	Accra	Baghdad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.53 GHS17.25	$0.83 IQD1,081	-45.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.37 GHS71.91	$2.28 IQD2,972	-64.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.37 GHS151.10	$4.75 IQD6,199	-64.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43 GHS27.44	$1.69 IQD2,211	-30.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 GHS27.11	$2.06 IQD2,696	-14.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 GHS15.40	$0.56 IQD734	-58.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 GHS7.07	$0.50 IQD654	-20.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 GHS7.13	$0.46 IQD595	-27.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.32 GHS14.88	$0.33 IQD430	-75.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.42 GHS16.04	$0.30 IQD390	-79.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 GHS13.77	$0.30 IQD386	-75.7%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 22.1% more for transportation

	Accra	Baghdad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 GHS46.71	$2.06 IQD2,690	-50.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 GHS395.83	$22.75 IQD29,723	-35.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS90,384.10	$18,202.83 IQD23,778,204	+127.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.89 GHS123.03	$15.93 IQD20,806	+46.3%
Average			+22.1%

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pay 85.9% more for housing

	Accra	Baghdad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.96 GHS428.85	$41.71 IQD54,492	+9.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.87 GHS5,805.72	$412.41 IQD538,725	-19.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.82 GHS1,873.42	$284.42 IQD371,534	+71.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.97 GHS451.57	$152.68 IQD199,440	+282.0%
Average			+85.9%

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pay 48.6% more for childcare

	Accra	Baghdad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$72.38 GHS817.77	$178.78 IQD233,536	+147.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,072.54 GHS79,905.65	$3,548.47 IQD4,635,334	-49.8%
Average			+48.6%

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pay 24.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Baghdad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.54 GHS17.35	$3.79 IQD4,954	+146.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 GHS42.01	$3.15 IQD4,109	-15.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 GHS22.94	$2.09 IQD2,725	+2.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.69 GHS448.44	$44.30 IQD57,872	+11.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 GHS112.98	$7.58 IQD9,908	-24.2%
Average			+24.3%

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pay 88.1% more for clothing

	Accra	Baghdad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.52 GHS164.07	$29.20 IQD38,144	+101.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.80 GHS212.35	$36.03 IQD47,061	+91.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$27.35 GHS308.96	$68.68 IQD89,719	+151.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.22 GHS465.70	$44.75 IQD58,455	+8.6%
Average			+88.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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