Baghdad vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baghdad	Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$904	$2528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2108	$5839
🏠 One person rent	$423	$1559
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$2624
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$636
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$568	$4485
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	60	68
😀 Quality of life	54	88
🏙️ Population	8.13M	875K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 64% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 6020th and 761st ($904 vs $2528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 705th 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 62nd in the United States, while ranked 5970th and 252nd 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	$5.16	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$1601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$1337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$3268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$2832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$7.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$8.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.51	$6.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$4.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$1337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3882	$25956

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$752
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$960
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$833
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$659
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$817
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$580
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$651
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$766
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$680
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$570
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$587
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$641
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$467
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$626
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$659
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$508
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$582
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$676
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$963
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$536
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$683
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$854
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$449
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$531
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$597
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$533
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$554
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$476
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$458
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$577
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$583
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$536
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$672
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$505
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$646
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$443
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$469
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$513

Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888