Addis Ababa vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2122
🏠 One person rent
$407
$417
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$538
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
32
59
😀 Quality of life
40
51
🏙️ Population
3.04M
6.96M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 3% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 5819th and 6005th ($923 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ethiopia and Iraq, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.6 months in Baghdad. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 7141st and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Baghdad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.7
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
8.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$2553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$1189
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$4.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$5.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$2253

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Distance City Cost of living
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$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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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