Al Ain vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3132
$2143
🏠 One person rent
$903
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$1411
$799
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3660
$511
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
38
59
😀 Quality of life
84
59
🏙️ Population
767K
8.13M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 53% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 4207th and 6017th ($1457 vs $952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.5 months in Baghdad. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 505th and 6062nd 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
$9.72
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$7.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$3.8
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1163
$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.6
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$3571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$1441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$2.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.3
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6189
$3441

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$1214
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$2420
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1473
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2183
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$2070
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$1148
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$1373
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$796
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1080
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1135
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2014
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1923
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$575
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$545
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$575
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1109
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1309
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$541
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1192
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$545
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$627
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$563
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$931
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1037
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$823
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$565
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$613
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$547
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$465
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$489
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$523
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$813
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$825
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$487
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$565

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$776
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$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
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$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513