Abuja vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$2122
🏠 One person rent
$165
$417
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$538
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
37
59
😀 Quality of life
21
51
🏙️ Population
1.57M
6.96M

The cost of living in Abuja is 68% less expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 9247th and 6005th ($288 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in Nigeria and Iraq, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 8926th and 6198th 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
$1.42
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$2.7
☕ Cappuccino
$0.74
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
8.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$2553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$1189
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$0.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$5.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$2253

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$313
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511