Amman vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$2187
🏠 One person rent
$384
$501
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
59
😀 Quality of life
73
60
🏙️ Population
4.01M
8.13M

The cost of living in Amman is 6% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 5330th and 5729th ($1032 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Iraq, respectively. Check Jordan vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.7 months in Baghdad. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 2337th and 5887th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Baghdad

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Amman Baghdad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$3.88
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$4012
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$4.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$2.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$3494

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Cities near Amman

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$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
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469