Baghdad vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$4341
🏠 One person rent
$501
$1070
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$1746
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$4016
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
59
60
😀 Quality of life
60
87
🏙️ Population
8.13M
246K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 47% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 5729th and 2604th ($976 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1876th 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 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Louisville ranked 102nd in the United States, while ranked 5887th and 326th 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
$4.76
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$5.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$1779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$1441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$48.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$4.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$16070

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1746
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1827
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1897
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1906
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1859
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1730
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1611
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2091
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1813
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1853
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1714
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2100
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1942
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2126
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1650
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$2045
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1785
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1881
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2392
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2051
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1968
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1761
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$2002
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1989
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1984
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1913
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1365
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1808
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2060
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1860
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2405
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1795
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1900
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2088
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1617
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1919
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1843
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1877
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2035