Abu Dhabi vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2133
$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4670
$2187
🏠 One person rent
$1489
$501
🏘️ Family rent
$2612
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$432
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.8
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2773
$648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
51
59
😀 Quality of life
85
60
🏙️ Population
1.57M
8.13M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 118% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 1650th and 5729th ($2133 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Iraq, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.7 months in Baghdad. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 424th and 5887th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Baghdad

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Abu Dhabi Baghdad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.11
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.9
$3.88
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1728
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1197
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3067
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2202
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88
$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4681
$4012
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8556
$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.63
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.55
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$2.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.56
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.22
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.8
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.9
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14421
$3494

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117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2470
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1543
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1455
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2356
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1173
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$2100
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$2015
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$797
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1082
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1062
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1218
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1193
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$494
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$965
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1059
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$497
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$778
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$917
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$521
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$526
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$505
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$454
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$457
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$485
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$471
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$530
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$514
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$558
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$700
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$559
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$459
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1628
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469