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Baghdad vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Baghdad is 19.1% more expensive than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 17.5% more in Baghdad
Groceries: pay 36.4% less in Baghdad
Transportation: pay 3.0% more in Baghdad
Housing: pay 40.5% more in Baghdad
Childcare: pay 57.0% more in Baghdad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.5% more in Baghdad
Clothing: pay 6.2% less in Baghdad

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, restaurants, and transportation in Baghdad are more expensive than in Abuja. Expenses including groceries and clothing are lower in Baghdad.

Baghdad vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Baghdad instead of Abuja, you would:

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pay 17.5% more for restaurants

	Abuja	Baghdad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.17 NGN3,158.90	$4.38 IQD5,730	+101.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.64 NGN6,739.05	$7.58 IQD9,920	+63.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 NGN961.37	$0.38 IQD498	-42.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 NGN626.70	$0.21 IQD269	-52.4%
Average			+17.5%

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pay 36.4% less for groceries

	Abuja	Baghdad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.15 NGN1,672.30	$0.83 IQD1,082	-28.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.95 NGN4,287.29	$2.28 IQD2,976	-22.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.61 NGN16,867.13	$4.75 IQD6,207	-59.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 NGN2,107.77	$1.69 IQD2,213	+16.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 NGN2,963.65	$2.06 IQD2,700	+1.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 NGN1,854.08	$0.56 IQD734	-56.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 NGN951.15	$0.50 IQD655	-23.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 NGN809.38	$0.46 IQD596	-18.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 NGN1,392.94	$0.33 IQD430	-65.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 NGN1,735.20	$0.30 IQD390	-75.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 NGN1,434.81	$0.30 IQD387	-70.1%
Average			-36.4%

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pay 3.0% more for transportation

	Abuja	Baghdad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.04 NGN4,411.24	$2.06 IQD2,693	-32.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$22.75 IQD29,759
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.00 NGN37,974,537.51	$18,202.83 IQD23,807,546	-30.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.29 NGN13,487.82	$15.93 IQD20,832	+71.5%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 40.5% more for housing

	Abuja	Baghdad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.99 NGN66,807.37	$41.71 IQD54,559	-9.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,461.96 NGN3,576,173.27	$412.41 IQD539,390	-83.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,158.05 NGN1,682,152.66	$284.42 IQD371,993	-75.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.51 NGN51,578.56	$152.68 IQD199,686	+330.0%
Average			+40.5%

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pay 57.0% more for childcare

	Abuja	Baghdad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$133.90 NGN194,505.89	$178.78 IQD233,824	+33.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,965.88 NGN2,855,574.75	$3,548.47 IQD4,641,054	+80.5%
Average			+57.0%

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pay 58.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Baghdad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.05 NGN1,525.20	$3.79 IQD4,960	+261.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.29 NGN3,323.37	$3.15 IQD4,114	+37.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN2,905.14	$2.09 IQD2,728	+4.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.84 NGN65,127.49	$44.30 IQD57,943	-1.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 NGN12,133.29	$7.58 IQD9,920	-9.2%
Average			+58.5%

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pay 6.2% less for clothing

	Abuja	Baghdad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.79 NGN43,269.66	$29.20 IQD38,191	-2.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.76 NGN41,781.59	$36.03 IQD47,119	+25.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.91 NGN100,093.33	$68.68 IQD89,829	-0.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.63 NGN124,382.97	$44.75 IQD58,527	-47.7%
Average			-6.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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