Baghdad vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baghdad	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$918	$2079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2092	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$446	$1191
🏘️ Family rent	$728	$1928
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$502	$2977
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	57	53
😀 Quality of life	58	91
🏙️ Population	8.13M	1.31M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 56% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 6120th and 1781st ($918 vs $2079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 27th in Iraq and Canada, respectively. Check Iraq vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1.4 months in Calgary. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Calgary ranked 15th in Canada, while ranked 6065th and 160th 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	$3.8	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.3	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.59	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.83	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$1190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$673	$2105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$55.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3092	$3658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1298	$3126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$84.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.54	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$91.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$58
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.9	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$796
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3566	$15727

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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 Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887