Baghdad vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$2118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$4745
🏠 One person rent
$487
$1202
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$1911
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$3199
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
53
😀 Quality of life
59
90
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.31M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 55% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 6017th and 1716th ($952 vs $2118) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 29th in Iraq and Canada, respectively. Check Iraq vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Calgary ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 6062nd and 209th 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
$4.18
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$6.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$1544
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$3738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$3570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$93.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$15430

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934