Baghdad vs Boston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Boston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$3547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$7979
🏠 One person rent
$423
$2453
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$4007
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$729
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$5732
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
60
100
😀 Quality of life
54
91
🏙️ Population
8.13M
676K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 75% less expensive than in Boston. Cities ranked 6020th and 24th ($904 vs $3547) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.6 months in Boston. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Boston ranked 17th in the United States, while ranked 5970th and 103rd 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
$5.16
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$8.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$2794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$2107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$5075
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$3386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$10352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$5877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$90.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$5.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$5.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$6.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$3.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$4.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$79.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$195
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$31112

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$752
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$659
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$817
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$580
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$651
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$680
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$570
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$587
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$641
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$626
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$659
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$508
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$582
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$672
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$854
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$531
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$597
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$533
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$554
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$476
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$458
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$577
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$583
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$536
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$672
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$505
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$646
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$443
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$469
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$540
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2873
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2824
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2774
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2783
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2934
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2922
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2732
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2882
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2403
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2805
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2844
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2851
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2592
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2848
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2833
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2861
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2825