Baghdad vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baghdad	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$904	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2108	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$423	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$568	$1728
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	60	15
😀 Quality of life	54	47
🏙️ Population	8.13M	886K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 16% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 6020th and 4967th ($904 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Iraq and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5970th and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Tabuk

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	Baghdad	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.51	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3882	$8574

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Cities near Baghdad

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 Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028