Baghdad vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baghdad	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$894	$2961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2122	$7256
🏠 One person rent	$417	$1873
🏘️ Family rent	$762	$3753
🍽️ Food expenses	$251	$777
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$4025
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	59	62
😀 Quality of life	51	86
🏙️ Population	6.96M	351K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 70% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 6005th and 153rd ($894 vs $2961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 128th 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 1.4 months in Honolulu. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Honolulu ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 6198th and 260th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Honolulu

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	Baghdad	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.94	$19.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$78.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.3	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$7.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$1910
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$1535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$3813
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$3278
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.7	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$299
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.2	$68.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.03%	6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2553	$10099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$8860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$79.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.45	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$6.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$6.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$6.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$6.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$6.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$4.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$3.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$5.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.22	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$32.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.1	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.7	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$1372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2253	$19011

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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 Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2735
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2506
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2602
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2538
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$2716
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2655
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3169
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2340
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$491
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1316
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1316
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2602
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2935
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3135
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3133
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3147
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3163
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2898
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2965
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4148
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3219
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3287
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3195
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3729
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$3026
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3583
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3567
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3300
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$491
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3518
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3389
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$1614
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2035
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3042
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3046
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3064