Baghdad vs Colorado Springs - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baghdad	Colorado Springs
🚶 Cost of living one person	$859	$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2087	$4971
🏠 One person rent	$386	$1394
🏘️ Family rent	$730	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$570
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$4161
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	59	62
😀 Quality of life	52	85
🏙️ Population	8.13M	479K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 61% less expensive than in Colorado Springs. Cities ranked 6246th and 1343rd ($859 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1178th 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 1.9 months in Colorado Springs. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Colorado Springs ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 6059th and 341st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Colorado Springs

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	Baghdad	Colorado Springs
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.99	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$65.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.14	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$1384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$841	$2184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$509	$1753
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$81.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.71%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$2336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$2322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.5	$64.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.46	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.22	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$51.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$97.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$153	$1664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3224	$24475

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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 Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2220
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2465
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2288
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2498
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2489
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2295
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2359
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2691
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2478
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2699
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2514
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2562
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2336
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2605
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2756
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2800
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2988
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2547
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2681
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2552
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2579
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$1983
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2551
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1860
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2398
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2176
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1937
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1701
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$3686
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1700
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1861
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1765
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2111