Baghdad vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$2032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$4925
🏠 One person rent
$487
$1105
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$1878
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$664
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$3072
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
77
😀 Quality of life
59
88
🏙️ Population
8.13M
639K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 53% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 6017th and 1947th ($952 vs $2032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1526th 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 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1.5 months in Detroit. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Detroit ranked 95th in the United States, while ranked 6062nd and 318th 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
$4.18
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$66.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$6.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$5.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$1299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$820
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$1448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$1602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$75.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$6.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$5.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$5.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$3.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$88.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$1360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$19339

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1993
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1939
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1758
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1909
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1969
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1820
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1943
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1907
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1946
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1926
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2030
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1915
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1905
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1941
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1876
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1926
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1968
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1837
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1920
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1972
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1945
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1944
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2004
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2181
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1940
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1796
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1913
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1701
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2285
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1843
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1624
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1635
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1957
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1619