Baghdad vs Baltimore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baghdad	Baltimore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$859	$2223
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2087	$5088
🏠 One person rent	$386	$1375
🏘️ Family rent	$730	$2305
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$4221
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	59	98
😀 Quality of life	52	91
🏙️ Population	8.13M	586K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 61% less expensive than in Baltimore. Cities ranked 6246th and 1330th ($859 vs $2223) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1167th 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 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.9 months in Baltimore. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Baltimore ranked 23rd in the United States, while ranked 6059th and 121st 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	$4.99	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$66.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.14	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$5.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$1464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$841	$2707
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$509	$1912
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$78.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.71%	6.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$2078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$1797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.5	$85.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.46	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$5.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$5.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.22	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$3.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$91.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$153	$1294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3224	$17290

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$737
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$959
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$827
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$655
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$811
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$579
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$648
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$762
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$675
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$566
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$585
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$636
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$495
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$631
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$675
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$498
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$586
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$651
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$963
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$569
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$680
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$876
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$449
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$581
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$596
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$597
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$559
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$490
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$466
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$583
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$588
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$615
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$680
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$513
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$652
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$453
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$470
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$667
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$518

Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2363
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2664
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2887
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2917
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2417
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2537
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2505
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2701
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3139
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2890
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2775
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2281
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2675
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2279
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2575
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2447
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1948
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2777
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2807
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2238
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2091
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3236
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1992
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2504
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2193
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2599
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1955