Baghdad vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$2140
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$5154
🏠 One person rent
$501
$1207
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$2066
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$667
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$3790
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
59
73
😀 Quality of life
60
88
🏙️ Population
8.13M
906K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 54% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 5729th and 1634th ($976 vs $2140) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1324th 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 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 1.8 months in Columbus. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Columbus ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 5887th and 266th 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
$4.76
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$6.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$1354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$2171
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$1698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$60.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$3423
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$60.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$5.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$6.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$4.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$4.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$86.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$1464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$20945

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

Cities near Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936