Baghdad vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$2113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$4833
🏠 One person rent
$417
$1211
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$1953
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$578
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$3532
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
59
53
😀 Quality of life
51
92
🏙️ Population
6.96M
1.31M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 58% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 6005th and 1526th ($894 vs $2113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 32nd in Iraq and Canada, respectively. Check Iraq vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.7 months in Calgary. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Calgary ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 6198th and 66th 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
$4.94
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$5.56
 Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$944
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$66.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$3410
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$20.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$9.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$904
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$21983

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511

Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1860
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1688
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1675
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1694
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1732
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2798
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1696
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2276
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1718
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1835
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2484
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2022
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1795
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2023
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1858
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1526
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1568
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1731
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1585
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1908
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1760
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2358
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1629
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1990
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2445
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2064
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2269
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2034
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2098
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2595
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2251
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1896
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1722