Baghdad vs Denver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baghdad	Denver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$904	$2717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2108	$6307
🏠 One person rent	$423	$1692
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$2963
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$666
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$568	$5130
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	60	91
😀 Quality of life	54	90
🏙️ Population	8.13M	716K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 67% less expensive than in Denver. Cities ranked 6020th and 463rd ($904 vs $2717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 418th 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 Denver. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Denver ranked 35th in the United States, while ranked 5970th and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Denver

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	Baghdad	Denver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$76.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$7.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$1812
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$1451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$3223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$2613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$63.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$4595
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$3621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$5.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$9.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.51	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$67.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$145
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$1528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3882	$16279

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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 Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2381
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2495
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2577
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2618
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2432
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2315
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2674
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2784
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2525
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2958
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2568
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2661
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2509
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2624
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2661
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2451
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2001
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2373
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2425
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1892
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1642
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2396
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1711
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1854
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2211
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2623
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1706
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1768