Baghdad vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baghdad	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$904	$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2108	$5318
🏠 One person rent	$423	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$2170
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$568	$4608
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	60	71
😀 Quality of life	54	89
🏙️ Population	8.13M	888K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 59% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 6020th and 1378th ($904 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1239th 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 2.1 months in Indianapolis. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Indianapolis ranked 44th in the United States, while ranked 5970th and 191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Indianapolis

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	Baghdad	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$1424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$1026
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$2421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$1776
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$1949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$1579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$5.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$8.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.51	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$1868
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3882	$27149

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Cities near Baghdad

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 Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890