Amman vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$2092
🏠 One person rent
$398
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$728
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$502
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
64
57
😀 Quality of life
71
58
🏙️ Population
4.01M
8.13M

The cost of living in Amman is 10% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 5492nd and 6120th ($1009 vs $918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jordan and Iraq, respectively. Check Jordan vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 0.5 months in Baghdad. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 3561st and 6065th 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
$7.09
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$3.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$3092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$4.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$2.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$7.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$179
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$3566

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$548
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$748
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1072
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$915
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2447
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1732
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$987
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$718
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$837
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2108
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$807
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1817
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1998
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2153
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1021
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2347
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1808
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1855
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1850
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2290
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2937
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1947
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2303

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$761
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$961
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$672
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$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
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$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
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$430
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$457
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$489
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$508