Al Ain vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3246
$2092
🏠 One person rent
$889
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$728
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.3
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3712
$502
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
38
57
😀 Quality of life
82
58
🏙️ Population
767K
8.13M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 58% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 4123rd and 6120th ($1449 vs $918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd 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 2.6 months in Al Ain compared to 0.5 months in Baghdad. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 588th and 6065th 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
$9.58
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.34
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.42
$3.83
☕ Cappuccino
$5.14
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$791
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1265
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.3
$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$3092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1226
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.17
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.23
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$2.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$7.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.5
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.38
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.8
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$602
$179
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5433
$3566

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$1228
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$2514
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$1419
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$2521
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$1942
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$1183
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$1398
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$1730
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$792
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1078
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1081
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1849
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1770
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$573
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$530
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$568
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1201
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1237
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$529
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$1230
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$534
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$624
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$557
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$908
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1008
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$873
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$553
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$930
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$604
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$530
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$453
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$477
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$503
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$808
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$817
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$463
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$545

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$761
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$961
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$833
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$672
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$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
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$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
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$430
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$457
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$489
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$508