Arlington vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1913
$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4719
$2187
🏠 One person rent
$1108
$501
🏘️ Family rent
$1925
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.3
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3749
$648
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
90
59
😀 Quality of life
78
60
🏙️ Population
394K
8.13M

The cost of living in Arlington is 96% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 2324th and 5729th ($1913 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 1st 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 months in Arlington compared to 0.7 months in Baghdad. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 895th and 5887th 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
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.4
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$3.88
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1230
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$868
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2162
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1579
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.1
$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.19%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$4012
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.23
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$4.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.64
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$2.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.46
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.5
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1486
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21592
$3494

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Cities near Arlington

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2122
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2111
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2147
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2142
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$2086
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2129
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2259
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2170
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2183
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2137
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2042
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2164
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2128
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2110
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2182
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2206
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2151
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2120
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2472
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2155
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2156
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2193
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2202
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2125
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2168
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$2062
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2174
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2148
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2205
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2172
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2220
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2096
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2205
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2104
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2155
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2209
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2397

Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469