Addis Ababa vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$967
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3068
$2183
🏠 One person rent
$701
$480
🏘️ Family rent
$1140
$793
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
32
60
😀 Quality of life
43
57
🏙️ Population
5.7M
8.13M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 30% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 4622nd and 6013th ($1255 vs $967) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 7018th and 5938th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Baghdad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.54
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$35.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.25
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$651
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$790
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.78%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2413
$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1679
$1177
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.71
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$4.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.65
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.06
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.07
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$2.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.1
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.45
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.8
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.75
$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$194
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$27
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$71.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.4
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30478
$3234

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$1012
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1015
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$811
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$846
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1139
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1131
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$986
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1134
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$556
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$558
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$514
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$808
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$859
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$657
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$558
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$499
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$958
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$532
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$500
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$497
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1017
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$492
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$517
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$512
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$882
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$507
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$520
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$680
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$495
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$493
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$556
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$918
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$598
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$559
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$933

Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$781
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$961
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$838
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$828
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$588
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$693
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$776
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$687
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$553
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$566
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$644
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$632
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$651
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$506
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$584
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$650
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$943
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$513
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$679
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$840
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$435
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$502
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$569
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$507
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$539
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$447
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$425
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$562
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$567
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$505
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$654
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$490
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$627
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$427
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$462
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$505
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$497