Baghdad vs Baltimore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baghdad	Baltimore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$918	$2323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2092	$5331
🏠 One person rent	$446	$1411
🏘️ Family rent	$728	$2342
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$502	$3970
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	57	97
😀 Quality of life	58	92
🏙️ Population	8.13M	586K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 60% less expensive than in Baltimore. Cities ranked 6120th and 1219th ($918 vs $2323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1063rd in Iraq and the United States, respectively. Check Iraq vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1.7 months in Baltimore. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Baltimore ranked 35th in the United States, while ranked 6065th and 128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Baltimore

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	Baghdad	Baltimore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.8	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.3	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.59	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.83	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$5.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$1652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$673	$2831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3092	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1298	$1977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$4.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$9.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$7.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$12.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.54	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$3.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$56.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$122
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.9	$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$1287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3566	$19353

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$761
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$961
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$833
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$672
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$823
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$588
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$688
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$768
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$677
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$555
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$570
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$631
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$474
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$630
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$646
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$507
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$583
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$672
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$946
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$509
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$681
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$845
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$434
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$492
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$588
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$497
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$540
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$433
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$409
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$560
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$566
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$492
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$402
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$494
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$619
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$430
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$457
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$489
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$508

Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066