Baghdad vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baghdad	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$918	$2217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2092	$5435
🏠 One person rent	$446	$1334
🏘️ Family rent	$728	$2328
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$502	$4189
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	57	82
😀 Quality of life	58	90
🏙️ Population	8.13M	919K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 59% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 6120th and 1434th ($918 vs $2217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1234th 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 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Fort Worth ranked 61st in the United States, while ranked 6065th and 213th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Fort Worth

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	Baghdad	Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.8	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.3	$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.59	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.83	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1045
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$673	$2518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3092	$2208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1298	$2094
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$5.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.54	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$4.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$98.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.9	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$1925
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3566	$23437

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$761
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$961
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$833
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$672
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$823
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$588
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$688
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$768
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$677
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$555
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$570
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$631
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$474
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$630
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$646
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$507
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$583
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$672
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$946
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$509
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$681
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$845
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$434
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$492
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$588
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$497
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$540
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$433
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$409
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$560
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$566
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$492
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$402
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$494
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$619
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$430
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$457
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$489
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$508

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2140
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2144
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2145
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2136
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2133
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1856
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2139
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2108
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2140
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2135
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2302
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2133
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2133
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2162
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2183
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2131
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2038
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2190
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2185
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2200
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2199
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2447
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2199
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2287
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1937
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2222
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2246
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2216
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2315
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2268
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2369
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2250