Baghdad vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$5278
🏠 One person rent
$417
$1453
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$2877
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$3926
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
59
64
😀 Quality of life
51
88
🏙️ Population
6.96M
3.33M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 60% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 6005th and 1218th ($894 vs $2229) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Iraq vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.8 months in Dubai. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6198th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Dubai

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Baghdad Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$12.1
 Cappuccino
$3.12
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$1101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$3504
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$92.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$4930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$2984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$84.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$4.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$14799

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541