Baghdad vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$2202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$5415
🏠 One person rent
$417
$1315
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$2574
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$3975
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
59
72
😀 Quality of life
51
87
🏙️ Population
6.96M
906K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 59% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 6005th and 1282nd ($894 vs $2202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1143rd 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 Columbus. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Columbus ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 6198th and 202nd 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
$4.94
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$5.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$1025
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$2997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$2104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$3125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$3122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$64.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$10456

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861