Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Baghdad Cost of Living Comparison Between Medellin and Baghdad

🙂 Solo nomad: Medellin is 1.5% cheaper than Baghdad without rent, and 6.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Medellin is 2% cheaper than Baghdad without rent, and 0 with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.23 COP 26K

$5.33 IQD 6,974

16.89%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.34 COP 134.8K

$36.37 IQD 47.6K

-11.08%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.39 COP 30.8K

$7.43 IQD 9,729

-0.54%

Cappuccino

$1.72 COP 7,155

$2.99 IQD 3,920

-42.47%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.1 COP 4,575

$0.4 IQD 518

175.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.73 COP 3,060

$0.19 IQD 245

284.21%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.66 COP 6,916

$3.51 IQD 4,598

-52.71%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.2 COP 13.3K

$2.85 IQD 3,734

12.28%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.09 COP 4,552

$1.38 IQD 1,805

-21.01%

White Bread (500g)

$1.24 COP 5,188

$0.78 IQD 1,027

58.97%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.33 COP 5,544

$1.66 IQD 2,170

-19.88%

Eggs

$2.22 COP 9,252

$1.79 IQD 2,346

24.02%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.55 COP 19K

$4.47 IQD 5,851

1.79%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.71 COP 23.8K

$4.88 IQD 6,386

17.01%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.59 COP 35.8K

$14.18 IQD 18.6K

-39.42%

Apples (1kg)

$2.26 COP 9,410

$1.22 IQD 1,597

85.25%

Banana (1kg)

$1.07 COP 4,461

$1.15 IQD 1,510

-6.96%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.51 COP 6,293

$1.01 IQD 1,322

49.50%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.42 COP 5,911

$0.75 IQD 979

89.33%

Potato (1kg)

$1.11 COP 4,619

$0.69 IQD 904

60.87%

Onion (1kg)

$1.18 COP 4,932

$0.63 IQD 820

87.30%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 COP 3,718

$0.63 IQD 824

41.27%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.84 COP 3,507

$0.66 IQD 858

27.27%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.35 COP 9,809

$2.15 IQD 2,812

9.30%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.34 COP 38.9K

$15.23 IQD 19.9K

-38.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.18 COP 4,927

$1.8 IQD 2,351

-34.44%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.49 COP 10.4K

$2.17 IQD 2,840

14.75%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.83 COP 3,464

$0.75 IQD 977

10.67%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$41.9 COP 174.7K

$28.02 IQD 36.7K

49.54%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.41 COP 5,899

$3.77 IQD 4,936

-62.60%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.96 COP 8,164

$1.49 IQD 1,946

31.54%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.85 COP 32.7K

$7.66 IQD 10K

2.48%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.02 COP 4,265

$0.53 IQD 695

92.45%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$17.6K COP 73.4M

$20.4K IQD 26.7M

-13.60%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$26.2K COP 109.2M

$19.7K IQD 25.8M

33.10%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$82.5 COP 344.1K

$180 IQD 235.2K

-54.07%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$9.44 COP 39.4K

$25.43 IQD 33.3K

-62.88%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.51 COP 98K

$40.85 IQD 53.5K

-42.45%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.68 COP 107.1K

$41.33 IQD 54.1K

-37.87%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.14 COP 79.8K

$18.6 IQD 24.3K

2.90%

Cinema Ticket

$3.96 COP 16.5K

$7.69 IQD 10.1K

-48.50%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$305 COP 1.3M

$163 IQD 213.3K

87.08%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,925 COP 24.7M

$3,608 IQD 4.7M

64.23%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.9 COP 241.4K

$28.36 IQD 37.1K

104.16%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.59 COP 131.7K

$31.12 IQD 40.7K

1.51%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$103 COP 430.1K

$63.6 IQD 83.2K

62.30%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$106 COP 440.5K

$42.52 IQD 55.7K

148.52%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$489 COP 2M

$547 IQD 715.4K

-10.46%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$379 COP 1.6M

$321 IQD 420.7K

17.92%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$827 COP 3.4M

$818 IQD 1.1M

1.12%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$729 COP 3M

$593 IQD 776.1K

22.97%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,190 COP 9.1M

$3,093 IQD 4M

-29.19%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,532 COP 6.4M

$1,323 IQD 1.7M

15.86%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$550 COP 2.3M

$579 IQD 757.9K

-5.01%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

5.67

136.86%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Medellin: October 28, 2025

Last update for Baghdad: October 29, 2025

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