Arlington vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$859
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4760
$2087
🏠 One person rent
$1103
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$2064
$730
🍽️ Food expenses
$531
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.4
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4278
$476
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
90
59
😀 Quality of life
74
52
🏙️ Population
394K
8.13M

The cost of living in Arlington is 118% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 2251st and 6246th ($1869 vs $859) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd 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 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 0.6 months in Baghdad. Arlington ranked 339th best city to live in the United States vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 1283rd and 6059th 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
$16.2
$4.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.6
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.36
$7.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.13
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.51
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1268
$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$853
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1869
$841
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$509
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.72%
7.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2177
$924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.24
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$25.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.88
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.33
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.27
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.81
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.13
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1468
$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21580
$3224

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2085
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2299
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2100
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2096
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2085
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2105
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2122
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$1887
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2103
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2195
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2159
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2170
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2127
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2022
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2158
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2103
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2111
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2175
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2189
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2125
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2122
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2550
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2118
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2187
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2188
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2243
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2140
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2236
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$2102
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2173
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2145
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2150
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2282
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2336
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2079
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2196
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2061
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2506
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2284
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2602

Cities near Baghdad

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