Cost of living comparison

Baghdad, Iraq

compared to

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Addis Ababa vs. Baghdad Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 2.5 times more expensive than Baghdad.

Restaurants: pay 61.5% more in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 19.4% more in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 6.6 times more in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.7% more in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Addis Ababa

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Addis Ababa are more expensive than in Baghdad. Notably, childcare, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Addis Ababa.

Addis Ababa vs. Baghdad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Baghdad, you would:

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pay 61.5% more for restaurants

	Baghdad	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.31 IQD6,962	$6.00 ETB815.36	+12.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.59 IQD9,945	$6.24 ETB847.34	-17.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 IQD553	$0.78 ETB106.68	+86.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.19 IQD249	$0.50 ETB68.24	+164.7%
Average			+61.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Baghdad	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 IQD1,148	$1.20 ETB163.29	+37.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.38 IQD3,117	$4.85 ETB659.55	+104.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 IQD6,721	$6.08 ETB826.04	+18.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 IQD2,385	$2.65 ETB360.01	+45.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 IQD2,908	$5.65 ETB767.28	+154.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 IQD673	$3.30 ETB448.63	+542.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 IQD674	$0.51 ETB68.81	-1.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 IQD609	$1.08 ETB146.53	+132.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 IQD403	$0.39 ETB52.53	+25.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD389	$0.31 ETB42.30	+4.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 IQD379	$0.79 ETB107.92	+174.6%
Average			+112.5%

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pay 19.4% more for transportation

	Baghdad	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.78 IQD2,338	$4.88 ETB663.12	+173.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.77 IQD29,836	$10.00 ETB1,358.93	-56.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,213.31 IQD23,868,624	$25,000.00 ETB3,397,335.00	+37.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.94 IQD20,885	$3.67 ETB498.05	-77.0%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Baghdad	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.21 IQD46,144	$171.17 ETB23,260.42	+386.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$443.62 IQD581,372	$645.10 ETB87,664.83	+45.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$264.28 IQD346,337	$422.74 ETB57,447.88	+60.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.01 IQD148,094	$124.84 ETB16,964.69	+10.5%
Average			+125.5%

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pay 6.6 times more for childcare

	Baghdad	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.43 IQD212,862	$81.47 ETB11,071.68	-49.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,438.23 IQD4,505,812	$43,916.67 ETB5,967,985.15	+1177.3%
Average			+563.8%

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pay 30.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Baghdad	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 IQD2,984	$1.00 ETB135.89	-56.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.89 IQD3,792	$1.15 ETB156.24	-60.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.28 IQD2,984	$4.00 ETB543.57	+75.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.60 IQD38,797	$90.59 ETB12,311.26	+206.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.59 IQD9,945	$6.70 ETB910.49	-11.7%
Average			+30.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Baghdad	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.72 IQD37,643	$48.33 ETB6,568.18	+68.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.03 IQD44,598	$75.17 ETB10,214.65	+120.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.01 IQD79,951	$108.84 ETB14,791.01	+78.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.35 IQD54,193	$119.32 ETB16,215.03	+188.5%
Average			+114.0%

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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: June 2025

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