Baghdad vs Boston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Boston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$3652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$8068
🏠 One person rent
$446
$2548
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$4099
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$735
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$6190
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
57
100
😀 Quality of life
58
94
🏙️ Population
8.13M
676K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 75% less expensive than in Boston. Cities ranked 6120th and 27th ($918 vs $3652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 21st 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 Boston. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Boston ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 6065th and 71st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Boston

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Baghdad Boston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$8.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$2890
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$2183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$5272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$3425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$74.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$9693
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$6005
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$89.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$3.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$6.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$4.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$6.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$93.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$189
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$2782
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$27427

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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 Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2915
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2854
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2769
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2922
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2929
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2728
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2913
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2414
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2838
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2862
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2837
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2869
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3016
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2582
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2817
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2855
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2920
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2833