Baghdad vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$501
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$2274
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
59
66
😀 Quality of life
60
86
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.25M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 37% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5729th and 3851st ($976 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.5 months in Sharjah. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5887th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Sharjah

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Baghdad Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$8199

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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 Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469