Arlington vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

Arlington Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1685
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3877
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$1027
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$1784
$643
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5161
$508
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
90
53
😀 Quality of life
77
53
🏙️ Population
394K
6.96M

The cost of living in Arlington is 118% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 2320th and 6294th ($1685 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1983rd and 4th in the United States and Iraq, respectively. Check the United States vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.1 months in Arlington compared to 0.7 months in Baghdad. Arlington ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 647th and 6053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Baghdad

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Arlington Baghdad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$4.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.6
$23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.82
$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.03
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.99
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1517
$717
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1580
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$97.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
8.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1832
$2033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1803
$919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.77
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.8
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.67
$0.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$3.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.36
$1.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.71
$2.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.81
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73
$55.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$599
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12260
$1795

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2040
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2322
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2011
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2013
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2020
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2018
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2008
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$2132
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2020
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2104
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2021
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2018
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2019
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2314
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2018
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2178
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2007
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2015
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2032
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2012
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2018
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2489
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2013
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2010
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2009
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2016
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2016
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$1958
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2023
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2008
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2011
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2017
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2024
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2079
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2147
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2325
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2008
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2108

Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$632
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$850
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$595
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$712
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$617
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$550
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$698
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$650
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$595
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$603
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$506
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$555
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$536
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$617
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$614
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$568
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$606
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$728
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$740
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$686
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$632
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$633
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$813
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$796
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$687
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$467
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$1029
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$650
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$689
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$502
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$615
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$606
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$694
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$606
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$664
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$619
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$932
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$447
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$689
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$689