Amman vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$2143
🏠 One person rent
$392
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$799
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$511
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
59
😀 Quality of life
73
59
🏙️ Population
4.01M
8.13M

The cost of living in Amman is 6% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 5560th and 6017th ($1013 vs $952) 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 0.4 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 2560th and 6062nd 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
$7.07
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$7.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$3.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$3571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$1441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$4.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$2.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$7.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$3441

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$546
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$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