Baghdad vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$1443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$3513
🏠 One person rent
$423
$690
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$1216
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$2980
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
60
96
😀 Quality of life
54
94
🏙️ Population
8.13M
587K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 37% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 6020th and 3685th ($904 vs $1443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 413th in Iraq and Germany, respectively. Check Iraq vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 5970th and 33rd 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
$5.16
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$49.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$4.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$1177
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$833
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$3401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$3.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$6.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$80.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$8902

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$752
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$659
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$817
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$580
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$651
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$680
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$570
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$587
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$641
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$626
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$659
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$508
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$582
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$672
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$854
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$531
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$597
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$533
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$554
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$476
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$458
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$577
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$583
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$536
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$672
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$505
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$646
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$443
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$469
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$540
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448