Amman vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$859
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$2087
🏠 One person rent
$383
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$730
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$476
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
59
😀 Quality of life
68
52
🏙️ Population
4.01M
8.13M

The cost of living in Amman is 17% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 5667th and 6246th ($1004 vs $859) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 3456th and 6059th 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
$7.7
$4.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$7.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$841
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$509
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
7.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$25.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$3224

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518