Baghdad vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$5467
🏠 One person rent
$501
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$2923
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$473
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$4153
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
59
66
😀 Quality of life
60
90
🏙️ Population
8.13M
3.94M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 60% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 5729th and 947th ($976 vs $2470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5887th and 184th 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
$4.76
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$2083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$3820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$2306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$92.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$7283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$4305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$75.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$870
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$17401

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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

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469