Baghdad vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baghdad	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$904	$2145
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2108	$5059
🏠 One person rent	$423	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$568	$4018
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	60	73
😀 Quality of life	54	88
🏙️ Population	8.13M	906K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 58% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 6020th and 1476th ($904 vs $2145) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1323rd 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 Columbus. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Columbus ranked 59th in the United States, while ranked 5970th and 249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Columbus

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	Baghdad	Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$5.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$1314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$972
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$2378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$3095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$2954
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$60.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$5.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.51	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$4.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$85.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$1236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3882	$15423

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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 Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858