Baghdad vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$4406
🏠 One person rent
$487
$1052
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$1518
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$3391
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
59
66
😀 Quality of life
59
87
🏙️ Population
8.13M
633K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 49% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 6017th and 2663rd ($952 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1875th 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 1.8 months in Memphis. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Memphis ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 6062nd and 362nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Memphis

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Baghdad Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$64.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$841
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$1222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$64.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$1671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$1396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$5.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$8.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$1700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$27314

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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 Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2378
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2129
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1881
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$1953
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1866
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2030
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2266
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2122
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1997
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1752
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1867
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2070
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1745
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1605
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1829
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1667
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1631
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1836
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1915
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1545
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1885
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1980
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1425
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1962
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1951
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1817
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1763
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1747
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1992
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1703
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1703
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2023
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1852
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1718
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2085
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2366
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1421
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1405
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1815
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2822