Baghdad vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baghdad	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$904	$2064
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2108	$4936
🏠 One person rent	$423	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$2122
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$568	$3270
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	60	77
😀 Quality of life	54	86
🏙️ Population	8.13M	639K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 56% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 6020th and 1678th ($904 vs $2064) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1488th 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 1.6 months in Detroit. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Detroit ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 5970th and 315th 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	$5.16	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$5.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$1182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$960
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$2340
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$1705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$59.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$1377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$1283
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$2.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$9.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.51	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$1288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3882	$16893

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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 Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527