Baghdad vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$4857
🏠 One person rent
$417
$1158
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$2113
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$587
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$4187
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
77
😀 Quality of life
51
89
🏙️ Population
6.96M
639K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 55% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 6005th and 1843rd ($894 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1594th 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 2.1 months in Detroit. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Detroit ranked 38th in the United States, while ranked 6198th and 172nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Detroit

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Baghdad Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$5.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$4.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$2954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$68.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$4.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$5.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$16868

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1847
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1906
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1749
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1881
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1828
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1932
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1841
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1905
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1912
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1893
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1718
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1954
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1900
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1935
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1813
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1904
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1939
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1934
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1753
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1903
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1899
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$1748
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1898
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2298
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1921
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1928
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1632
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2104
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1856
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1704
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1529
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614