Baghdad vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$1918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$4639
🏠 One person rent
$417
$1108
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$1980
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$4464
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
59
61
😀 Quality of life
51
89
🏙️ Population
6.96M
633K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 53% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 6005th and 1984th ($894 vs $1918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1684th 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 33rd in the United States, while ranked 6198th and 164th 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
$4.94
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$9.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$5.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$3397
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$3039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$51.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$6.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$13578

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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 Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1507
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1659
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1709
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1898
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1733
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1933
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1812
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1447
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1723
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1896
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1748
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1712
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2212
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1826
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$1907
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1702
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1992
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1581
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1747
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$1938
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$1750
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$2034
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1651
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1889
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1515
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1913
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1840
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1487
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1768
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2032
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1906
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2129
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1725
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1844
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2019
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1486
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$2037
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1857
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1846
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1988