Baghdad vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$2374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$5581
🏠 One person rent
$487
$1437
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$2329
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$4148
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
59
70
😀 Quality of life
59
89
🏙️ Population
8.13M
888K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 60% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 6017th and 1140th ($952 vs $2374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 975th 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 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1.7 months in Indianapolis. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Indianapolis ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 6062nd and 289th 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
$4.18
$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$73.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$6.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$1555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$1908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$2259
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$1739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$5.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$5.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$5.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$1809
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$25946

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2074
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1928
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2053
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1874
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2034
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$2011
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1992
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$2035
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1855
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1954
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1678
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1806
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2086
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1691
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1497
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1968
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1830
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$2022
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1872
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1536
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1911
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1952
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1994
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1993
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1554
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1924
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$2057
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1933
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2343
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1904
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1895
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2122
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1908
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1901
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1742
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1833
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1849
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1752
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1864
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1931