Baghdad vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$3719
🏠 One person rent
$446
$666
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$1137
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$3571
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
57
95
😀 Quality of life
58
96
🏙️ Population
8.13M
587K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 39% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 6120th and 3903rd ($918 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 529th in Iraq and Germany, respectively. Check Iraq vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 2.4 months in Essen. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 6065th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Essen

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Baghdad Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$5.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$633
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$1153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$37.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$4342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$3278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$460
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$9800

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$761
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$961
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$672
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$823
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$588
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$688
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$768
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$555
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$631
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$630
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$646
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$507
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$583
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$669
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$845
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$492
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$588
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$497
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$540
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$433
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$409
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$560
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$566
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$492
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$402
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$494
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$619
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$430
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$457
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$489
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$508

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575