Al Ain vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$2187
🏠 One person rent
$900
$501
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
38
59
😀 Quality of life
82
60
🏙️ Population
767K
8.13M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 49% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 4139th and 5729th ($1455 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Iraq, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 0.7 months in Baghdad. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 562nd and 5887th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Baghdad

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Al Ain Baghdad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$3.88
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$4012
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$2.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$3494

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$1173
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$2470
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$1543
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$2356
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$2133
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$1170
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$1355
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1193
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1062
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1218
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1059
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$717
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$816
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
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$771
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$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
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$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469