Baghdad vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$2095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$4718
🏠 One person rent
$501
$1181
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$1885
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$3093
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
53
😀 Quality of life
60
90
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.31M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 53% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 5729th and 1759th ($976 vs $2095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Iraq and Canada, respectively. Check Iraq vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Calgary ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 5887th and 187th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Calgary

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Baghdad Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$5.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$1234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$1946
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$3751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$3441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$15881

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1927
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1874
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1780
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1733
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1579
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1626
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1835
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2595
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1974
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2338
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2307
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1749
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2197
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1771
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1953
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2180
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2135
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2505
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1781
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1703
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1787
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1867
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1729
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2100
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1869
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1451
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2290
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1442
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1953
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2427
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2053
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2930
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2100
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2141
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2493
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2523
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2492
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1872