Baghdad vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baghdad	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$859	$1785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2087	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$386	$955
🏘️ Family rent	$730	$1589
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$3052
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	59	63
😀 Quality of life	52	89
🏙️ Population	8.13M	1.01M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 52% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 6246th and 2563rd ($859 vs $1785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 100th in Iraq and Canada, respectively. Check Iraq vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.7 months in Edmonton. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Edmonton ranked 13th in Canada, while ranked 6059th and 172nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Edmonton

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	Baghdad	Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.99	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.14	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$5.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$929
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$841	$1576
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$509	$1272
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.71%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$2798
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.5	$75
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.46	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.22	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$45.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$153	$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3224	$8270

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$737
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$959
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$827
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$655
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$811
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$579
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$648
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$762
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$675
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$566
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$585
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$636
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$495
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$631
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$675
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$498
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$586
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$651
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$963
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$569
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$680
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$876
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$449
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$581
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$596
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$597
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$559
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$490
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$466
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$583
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$588
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$615
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$680
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$513
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$652
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$453
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$470
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$667
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$518

Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1723
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1727
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2149
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1914
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1854
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$2001
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1586
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1781
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2139
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2250
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1678
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2150
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2011
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2469
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2498
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1642
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1566
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1983
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2417
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2589
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2650
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2278
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2330
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$1917