Baghdad vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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

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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