Baghdad vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$386
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$2228
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
59
65
😀 Quality of life
52
83
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.25M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 43% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6246th and 3679th ($859 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th 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 0.6 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 6059th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507