Amman vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$2122
🏠 One person rent
$358
$417
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$538
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
59
😀 Quality of life
69
51
🏙️ Population
4.01M
6.96M

The cost of living in Amman is 10% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 5457th and 6005th ($981 vs $894) 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 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.6 months in Baghdad. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 3121st and 6198th 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
$7.28
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$2.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
8.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$2553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1189
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$4.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$5.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$2253

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$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
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$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
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511