Arlington vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1907
$952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4693
$2143
🏠 One person rent
$1121
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$799
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.4
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3714
$511
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
90
59
😀 Quality of life
78
59
🏙️ Population
394K
8.13M

The cost of living in Arlington is 100% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 2397th and 6017th ($1907 vs $952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 2nd 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 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 0.5 months in Baghdad. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 894th and 6062nd 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
$16
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.8
$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$7.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$3.8
☕ Cappuccino
$5.41
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.78
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1271
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2259
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1561
$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.24%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2186
$3571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2186
$1441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.22
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.82
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$4.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.59
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.18
$2.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.46
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$7.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1389
$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25323
$3441

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Cities near Arlington

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2126
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2114
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2145
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2141
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$2114
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2124
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2219
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2198
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2195
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2128
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2076
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2175
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2105
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2129
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2193
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2193
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2152
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2142
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2461
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2155
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2190
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2212
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2258
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2135
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2188
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$2076
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2196
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2177
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2208
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2246
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2233
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2147
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2177
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2357
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2127
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2225
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2393

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