Baghdad vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$2732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$6311
🏠 One person rent
$487
$1782
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$3096
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$654
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$4305
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
59
94
😀 Quality of life
59
78
🏙️ Population
8.13M
467K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 65% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 6017th and 524th ($952 vs $2732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 453rd 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 1.6 months in Long Beach. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Long Beach ranked 282nd in the United States, while ranked 6062nd and 992nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Long Beach

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Baghdad Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$1919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$1544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$3153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$2806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$7165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$7.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$1666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$22757

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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 Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2874
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3078
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3718
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2695
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3051
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2835
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2688
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2970
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2892
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3744
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2820
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3193
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2698
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3227
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2827
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3057
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2930
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2810
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2803
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3199
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2847
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2879
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2850
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3020
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2815
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3055
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2769
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$3059