Baghdad vs Colorado Springs - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baghdad	Colorado Springs
🚶 Cost of living one person	$918	$2430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2092	$5327
🏠 One person rent	$446	$1546
🏘️ Family rent	$728	$2319
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$502	$4242
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	57	62
😀 Quality of life	58	86
🏙️ Population	8.13M	479K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 62% less expensive than in Colorado Springs. Cities ranked 6120th and 977th ($918 vs $2430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 857th 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 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1.7 months in Colorado Springs. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Colorado Springs ranked 126th in the United States, while ranked 6065th and 403rd 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	$3.8	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.3	$73.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.59	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.83	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$1482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$673	$2307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$2000
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$84.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3092	$2414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1298	$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$2.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$5.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$3.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$9.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.54	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$4.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.9	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$1498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3566	$24491

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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 Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2385
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2353
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2537
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2540
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2321
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2407
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2735
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2552
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2775
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2597
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2605
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2416
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2638
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2677
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2744
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2961
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2596
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2760
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2876
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2760
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2019
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2465
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2231
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1771
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1895
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2407
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2235
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1850
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1705
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2514
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1699
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1824
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1753
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$1964