Addis Ababa vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$859
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2087
🏠 One person rent
$604
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$730
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$476
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
32
59
😀 Quality of life
40
52
🏙️ Population
5.23M
8.13M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 29% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 4928th and 6246th ($1103 vs $859) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 6957th and 6059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Baghdad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$4.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$7.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$841
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$509
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
7.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$25.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$3224

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518