Baghdad vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$2702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$6288
🏠 One person rent
$386
$1727
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$2956
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$607
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$5400
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
59
97
😀 Quality of life
52
80
🏙️ Population
8.13M
793K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 68% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 6246th and 440th ($859 vs $2702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 384th 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 Hempstead. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Hempstead ranked 139th in the United States, while ranked 6059th and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Hempstead

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Baghdad Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$6.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$1599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$1481
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$2892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$2592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$65.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$8270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$2945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$9.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$5.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$8.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$5.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$1901
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$21852

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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 Hempstead

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Uniondale
$2578
4.9 km or 3 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Freeport
$2577
6.5 km or 4 mi North Hempstead
$2623
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Merrick
$2572
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Valley Stream
$2715
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Levittown
$2517
11 km or 7.1 mi Oyster Bay
$2615
13 km or 8 mi Massapequa
$2566
14 km or 8.6 mi Long Beach
$2722
18 km or 11 mi Glen Cove
$2751
21 km or 13 mi Lindenhurst
$2219
24 km or 15 mi Huntington
$2982
24 km or 15 mi Babylon
$2117
27 km or 17 mi New Rochelle
$3108
27 km or 17 mi Astoria
$2510
27 km or 17 mi New York City
$4051
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
31 km or 20 mi East Northport
$3659
32 km or 20 mi Eastchester
$2834
34 km or 21 mi Yonkers
$3050
34 km or 21 mi Port Chester
$2759
34 km or 21 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
34 km or 21 mi Fort Lee
$2165
34 km or 21 mi West New York
$2634
35 km or 22 mi Harrison
$2732
35 km or 22 mi Hoboken
$3280
35 km or 22 mi North Bergen
$2611
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2857
36 km or 22 mi Islip
$2459
36 km or 22 mi Greenwich
$3498
38 km or 23 mi Jersey
$3002
38 km or 24 mi Smithtown
$2342
39 km or 24 mi Secaucus
$2701
40 km or 25 mi White Plains
$2888
40 km or 25 mi Teaneck
$2641
40 km or 25 mi Bergenfield
$2586
41 km or 25 mi Greenburgh
$2755
42 km or 26 mi Hackensack
$2590
42 km or 26 mi Bayonne
$3168