Baghdad vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$1917
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$4608
🏠 One person rent
$501
$1113
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$1707
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$3719
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
59
66
😀 Quality of life
60
87
🏙️ Population
8.13M
633K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 49% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 5729th and 2305th ($976 vs $1917) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1739th 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 1.9 months in Memphis. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Memphis ranked 96th in the United States, while ranked 5887th and 311th 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
$4.76
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$5.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$1107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
6.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$1785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$8.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$27334

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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 Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2185
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1891
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$1979
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1888
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2058
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2300
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2171
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1985
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1782
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1890
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2079
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1838
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1588
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1829
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1534
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1638
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1816
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1883
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1525
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1862
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1922
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1427
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1940
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1868
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1818
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1756
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1749
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1968
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1725
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1686
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2027
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1812
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1666
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2074
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2291
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1429
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1427
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1829
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2809