Baghdad vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baghdad	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$894	$2129
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2122	$5041
🏠 One person rent	$417	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$762	$1916
🍽️ Food expenses	$251	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$4818
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	59	71
😀 Quality of life	51	89
🏙️ Population	6.96M	888K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 58% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 6005th and 1474th ($894 vs $2129) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1308th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Indianapolis ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 6198th and 146th 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	$4.94	$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$68.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.3	$9.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$1305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$2169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.7	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.2	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.03%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2553	$1877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$1547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.45	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$3.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$6.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$8.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.22	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$108
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.1	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.7	$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$1858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2253	$27248

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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 Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2019
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2034
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2032
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$2037
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2002
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1988
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1973
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1992
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1906
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1950
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1795
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1896
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2212
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1775
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1596
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1944
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1850
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2127
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1846
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1465
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1840
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1732
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1889
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1486
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1826
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1750
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1803
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$1938
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1844
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1659
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$1907
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1709
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1721
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1507
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1919
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1844
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1904
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1857
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1798