Addis Ababa vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1289
$918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$2092
🏠 One person rent
$739
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$1202
$728
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$202
$502
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
33
57
😀 Quality of life
46
58
🏙️ Population
5.7M
8.13M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 40% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 4519th and 6120th ($1289 vs $918) 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 0.5 months in Baghdad. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 7005th and 6065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Baghdad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.52
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.5
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.11%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2572
$3092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1694
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$4.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.64
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.51
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$2.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.04
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.72
$7.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.82
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.8
$179
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30210
$3566

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$1031
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1039
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$802
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$864
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1175
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1016
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1169
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$559
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$502
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$826
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$694
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$560
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$925
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$533
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$499
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$500
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$971
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$499
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$522
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$517
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$857
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$512
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$519
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$724
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$500
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$498
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$560
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$879
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$896
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$549
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$910

Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$761
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$961
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$672
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$823
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$588
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$688
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$768
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$555
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$631
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$630
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$646
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$507
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$583
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$669
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$845
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$492
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$588
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$497
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$540
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$433
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$409
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$560
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$566
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$492
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$402
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$494
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$619
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$430
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$457
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$489
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$508