Al Ain vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$2122
🏠 One person rent
$612
$417
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$538
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
37
59
😀 Quality of life
79
51
🏙️ Population
767K
6.96M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 27% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 4616th and 6005th ($1132 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.6 months in Baghdad. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 496th and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Baghdad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$2.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
8.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$2553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$1189
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$5.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$2253

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$1191
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$2229
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$1612
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$1841
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$1936
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$1577
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$1584
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$1673
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$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
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$890
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$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
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$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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$751
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$951
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$828
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$658
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$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
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$532
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$685
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$671
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$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
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$538
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$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
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$626
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$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511