Atlanta vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2617
$952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5892
$2143
🏠 One person rent
$1587
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$2476
$799
🍽️ Food expenses
$690
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5193
$511
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
59
😀 Quality of life
90
59
🏙️ Population
499K
8.13M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 175% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 699th and 6017th ($2617 vs $952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 606th 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 2 months in Atlanta compared to 0.5 months in Baghdad. Atlanta ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 231st and 6062nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Baghdad

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Atlanta Baghdad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.7
$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$7.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$3.8
 Cappuccino
$5.13
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1741
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1298
$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2969
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.37%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3301
$3571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2480
$1441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.48
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$4.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.89
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.9
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$2.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$7.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.7
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1409
$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23857
$3441

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2392
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2390
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2375
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2373
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2330
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2366
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2395
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2340
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2415
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2429
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2321
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2418
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2201
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2525
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2447
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2453
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2220
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2722
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2980
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2282
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2544
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2090
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2270
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2490
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2109
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2239
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2253
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$1990
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2251
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1919
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1791
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2202
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1932
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1593
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1814
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1966
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1946
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1928
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2004

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