Baghdad vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$6031
🏠 One person rent
$386
$1631
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$2780
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$632
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$4594
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
68
😀 Quality of life
52
88
🏙️ Population
8.13M
875K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 67% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 6246th and 574th ($859 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 508th 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 1.8 months in Charlotte. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Charlotte ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 6059th and 230th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Charlotte

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Baghdad Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$75.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$9.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$5.93
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$1670
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$3455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$2308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$4378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$2768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$2.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$21.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$6.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$8.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$4.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$1274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$25869

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518

Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2313
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2288
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2178
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2270
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2115
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2146
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1971
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2119
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2155
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2194
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2012
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2142
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2081
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2052
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1530
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1844
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1917
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2094
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2105
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1919
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2110
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2110
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2162
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2281
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2012
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1857
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2399
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1955
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2509
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1908
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1872
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2122
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2596
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2126
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2054
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2076
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2088