Baghdad vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baghdad	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$904	$3075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2108	$7229
🏠 One person rent	$423	$2042
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$3813
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$568	$3944
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	60	85
😀 Quality of life	54	90
🏙️ Population	8.13M	442K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 71% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 6020th and 119th ($904 vs $3075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 107th 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 1.3 months in Miami. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Miami ranked 29th in the United States, while ranked 5970th and 140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Miami

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	Baghdad	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$88.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$1740
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$3960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$3.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.51	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$75.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$34.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3882	$23889

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$752
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$960
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$833
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$659
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$817
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$580
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$651
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$766
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$680
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$570
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$587
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$641
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$467
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$626
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$659
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$508
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$582
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$676
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$963
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$536
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$683
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$854
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$449
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$531
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$597
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$533
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$554
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$476
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$458
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$577
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$583
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$536
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$672
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$505
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$646
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$443
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$469
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$513

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882