Baghdad vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$2664
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$6130
🏠 One person rent
$423
$1711
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$2905
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$4990
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
60
97
😀 Quality of life
54
79
🏙️ Population
8.13M
793K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 66% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 6020th and 556th ($904 vs $2664) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 509th 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 1.9 months in Hempstead. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Hempstead ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 5970th and 636th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$5.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$6.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$2884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$2577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$7917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$5542
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$131
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$5.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$161
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$22.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$1388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$27808

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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

Cities near Hempstead

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Uniondale
$2610
4.9 km or 3 mi Rockville Centre
$2614
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Freeport
$2588
6.5 km or 4 mi North Hempstead
$2635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Merrick
$2593
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Valley Stream
$2730
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Levittown
$2556
11 km or 7.1 mi Oyster Bay
$2644
13 km or 8 mi Massapequa
$2586
14 km or 8.6 mi Long Beach
$2732
18 km or 11 mi Glen Cove
$2737
21 km or 13 mi Lindenhurst
$2221
24 km or 15 mi Huntington
$2974
24 km or 15 mi Babylon
$2123
27 km or 17 mi New Rochelle
$3111
27 km or 17 mi Astoria
$2534
27 km or 17 mi New York City
$4441
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2772
31 km or 20 mi East Northport
$3639
32 km or 20 mi Eastchester
$2821
34 km or 21 mi Yonkers
$3004
34 km or 21 mi Port Chester
$2753
34 km or 21 mi Cliffside Park
$2698
34 km or 21 mi Fort Lee
$2792
34 km or 21 mi West New York
$2703
35 km or 22 mi Harrison
$2725
35 km or 22 mi Hoboken
$3271
35 km or 22 mi North Bergen
$2701
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2886
36 km or 22 mi Islip
$2477
36 km or 22 mi Greenwich
$3494
38 km or 23 mi Jersey
$3040
38 km or 24 mi Smithtown
$2338
39 km or 24 mi Secaucus
$2756
40 km or 25 mi White Plains
$2913
40 km or 25 mi Teaneck
$2715
40 km or 25 mi Bergenfield
$2674
41 km or 25 mi Greenburgh
$2804
42 km or 26 mi Hackensack
$2664
42 km or 26 mi Bayonne
$3302