Arlington vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1883
$904
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5033
$2108
🏠 One person rent
$1124
$423
🏘️ Family rent
$2309
$724
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.9
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3943
$568
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
90
60
😀 Quality of life
73
54
🏙️ Population
394K
8.13M

The cost of living in Arlington is 108% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 2153rd and 6020th ($1883 vs $904) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1796th and 3rd 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 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 0.6 months in Baghdad. Arlington ranked 396th best city to live in the United States vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 1499th and 5970th 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
$15
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.26
$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$3.92
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1270
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$818
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1981
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$81
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.2
$35.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2185
$2856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2094
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.23
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.3
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$0.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.28
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.71
$2.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.61
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$7.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.2
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1602
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23540
$3882

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Cities near Arlington

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2065
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2305
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2093
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2086
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2081
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2143
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2119
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$1808
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2105
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2289
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2149
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2163
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2126
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2012
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2159
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2079
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2089
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2164
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2224
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2148
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2095
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2471
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2165
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2169
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2176
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2214
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2103
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2184
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$2025
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2190
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2155
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2158
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2242
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2258
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2079
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2219
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2023
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2538
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2246
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2395

Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$752
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$659
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$817
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$580
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$651
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$680
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$570
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$587
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$641
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$626
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$659
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$508
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$582
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$672
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$854
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$531
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$597
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$533
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$554
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$476
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$458
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$577
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$583
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$536
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$672
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$505
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$646
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$443
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$469
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$540
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513