Abuja vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$2187
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$501
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$648
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
39
59
😀 Quality of life
23
60
🏙️ Population
1.69M
8.13M

The cost of living in Abuja is 41% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 4364th and 5729th ($1375 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nigeria and Iraq, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0 months in Abuja compared to 0.7 months in Baghdad. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 9006th and 5887th 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
$2.62
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$3.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$4012
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$2.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$3494

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$692
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$323
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$760
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$517
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$564
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$672
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$531
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$693
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$488
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$518
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$795
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$491
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$575
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$516
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$670
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$627
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$773
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1364
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$639
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$658
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$503
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$786
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$591
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$699
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$995
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$372
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$759
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$946
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$821
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1119
562 km or 349 mi Save
$654
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$476
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1272
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1156

Cities near Baghdad

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