Baghdad vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baghdad	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$904	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2108	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$423	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$568	$1337
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	60	18
😀 Quality of life	54	60
🏙️ Population	8.13M	932K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 44% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 6020th and 3004th ($904 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th in Iraq and Spain, respectively. Check Iraq vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 5970th and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Tenerife

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	Baghdad	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.51	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3882	$6114

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291