Abuja vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$859
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$2087
🏠 One person rent
$953
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$730
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$476
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
37
59
😀 Quality of life
19
52
🏙️ Population
1.57M
8.13M

The cost of living in Abuja is 47% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 4418th and 6246th ($1262 vs $859) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Nigeria and Iraq, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.6 months in Baghdad. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 8886th and 6059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Baghdad

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Abuja Baghdad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$4.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$7.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3.15
 Cappuccino
$1.32
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$841
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$509
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
7.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$25.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$16.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$3224

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Distance City Cost of living
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$787
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$377
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$757
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$621
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$469
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1368

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518