Abidjan vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1198
$952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2843
$2143
🏠 One person rent
$532
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$886
$799
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$511
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
35
59
😀 Quality of life
48
59
🏙️ Population
5.62M
8.13M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 26% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 4778th and 6017th ($1198 vs $952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ivory Coast and Iraq, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.5 months in Baghdad. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 6922nd and 6062nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Baghdad

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Abidjan Baghdad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.51
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.4
$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$3.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$542
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$979
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$588
$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.81%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2350
$3571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1218
$1441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$4.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$2.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.7
$7.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.4
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3689
$3441

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$1063
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1066
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1092
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1075
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1079
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$664
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1124
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$562
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$703
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$861
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$654
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$607
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1097
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$454
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$683
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$678
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$502
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$502
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$501
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$802
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$999
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$673
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$673
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$862
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$515
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$612
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$675
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$503
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$796
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$682
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$741
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$535
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$1004
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$894
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513