Baghdad vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$4532
🏠 One person rent
$386
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$1976
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$555
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$4332
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
59
61
😀 Quality of life
52
87
🏙️ Population
8.13M
246K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 54% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 6246th and 2276th ($859 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1806th 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 Louisville. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Louisville ranked 68th in the United States, while ranked 6059th and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Louisville

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Baghdad Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$5.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$13601

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518

Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1896
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1888
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1759
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1911
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1703
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1451
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1784
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1900
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1786
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1784
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2092
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1921
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2124
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1651
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1975
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1549
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1775
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2464
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$1912
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1978
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1788
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1896
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1746
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1877
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1837
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1317
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1764
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1927
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1929
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2187
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1852
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$1999
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1436
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1745
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1856
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1822
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1954