Atlanta vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2628
$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6005
$2187
🏠 One person rent
$1574
$501
🏘️ Family rent
$2484
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5455
$648
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
59
😀 Quality of life
90
60
🏙️ Population
499K
8.13M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 169% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 688th and 5729th ($2628 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 604th 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 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 0.7 months in Baghdad. Atlanta ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 199th and 5887th 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
$23.3
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.8
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.3
$3.88
☕ Cappuccino
$5.39
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1746
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1275
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2981
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.8
$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.25%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3778
$4012
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2636
$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.6
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$4.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$2.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$160
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1605
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22758
$3494

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2410
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2399
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2360
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2387
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2376
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2372
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2406
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2352
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2409
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2416
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2334
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2405
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2243
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2486
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2429
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2458
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2215
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2651
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2968
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2289
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2494
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1920
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2069
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2253
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2472
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2105
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2254
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2240
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2003
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2233
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1922
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1771
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2187
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1993
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1602
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1852
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1967
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1955
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1930
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2010

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