Baghdad vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$1561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$3822
🏠 One person rent
$487
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$1155
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$3475
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
59
96
😀 Quality of life
59
95
🏙️ Population
8.13M
587K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 39% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 6017th and 3860th ($952 vs $1561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 496th 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 2.2 months in Essen. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 6062nd and 17th 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
$4.18
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$66.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$5.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$848
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$4998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$3089
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$4.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$90
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$10028

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587