Baghdad vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baghdad	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$894	$2173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2122	$5404
🏠 One person rent	$417	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$762	$2254
🍽️ Food expenses	$251	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$4439
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	59	82
😀 Quality of life	51	89
🏙️ Population	6.96M	919K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 59% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 6005th and 1353rd ($894 vs $2173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1203rd 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 2 months in Fort Worth. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Fort Worth ranked 36th in the United States, while ranked 6198th and 169th 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	$4.94	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.3	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$5.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$1316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$1005
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$2275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$1890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.7	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.2	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.03%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2553	$2319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$2058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$5.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$79.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.45	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$5.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$7.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$30.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.22	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$98.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.1	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.7	$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$1893
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2253	$25845

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$751
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$951
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$828
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$658
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$827
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$582
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$667
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$766
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$684
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$559
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$569
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$649
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$507
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$637
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$629
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$535
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$594
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$736
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$827
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$532
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$685
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$671
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$864
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$426
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$538
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$555
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$548
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$550
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$465
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$440
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$568
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$577
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$557
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$653
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$502
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$626
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$656
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$436
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$580
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$511

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2084
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2108
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2099
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2139
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2107
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2059
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1807
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2236
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2053
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2143
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2021
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2017
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2338
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2043
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$1872
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$1987
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$1992
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$1982
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2176
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2162
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2113
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$1804
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2306
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2149
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2155
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2193
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2157
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2497
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2267
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$2119
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2206
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2235
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2200
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2323
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2516
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2384
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2223