Baghdad vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$3604
🏠 One person rent
$417
$759
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$1284
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$3220
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
59
95
😀 Quality of life
51
95
🏙️ Population
6.96M
579K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 41% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 6005th and 3358th ($894 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 247th 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 4th in Germany, while ranked 6198th and 32nd 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
$4.94
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$4.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$4207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$5688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$8.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$83.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$9133

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410