Addis Ababa vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$2143
🏠 One person rent
$758
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$799
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$511
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
34
59
😀 Quality of life
45
59
🏙️ Population
5.7M
8.13M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 33% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 4635th and 6017th ($1269 vs $952) 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 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.5 months in Baghdad. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 7273rd and 6062nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Baghdad

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Addis Ababa Baghdad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$7.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$3.8
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$3571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$1441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$4.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$2.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$7.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$3441

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513