Albuquerque vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2227
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5507
$2122
🏠 One person rent
$1367
$417
🏘️ Family rent
$2709
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$610
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4282
$538
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
27
59
😀 Quality of life
79
51
🏙️ Population
565K
6.96M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 149% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 1221st and 6005th ($2227 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th and 2nd in the United States and Iraq, respectively. Check the United States vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.6 months in Baghdad. Albuquerque ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 525th and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Albuquerque Baghdad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$2.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.66
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1432
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1078
$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2625
$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2364
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$80.9
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
8.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3560
$2553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$1189
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.19
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.01
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$4.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$5.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.98
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1346
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6035
$2253

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$2269
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$1860
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$1916
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$2340
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$2324
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$2355
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$2353
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$881
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$2096
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$2368
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$2078
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$2042
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$2282
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$2392
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$751
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$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
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$658
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$827
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$582
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$667
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$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
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$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
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$637
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$629
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$535
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$594
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$736
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$827
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$532
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$685
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$671
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$864
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$426
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$538
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$555
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$548
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$550
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$465
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$440
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$568
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$577
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$557
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$653
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$502
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$626
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$656
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$436
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$580
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$511