Baghdad vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baghdad	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$859	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2087	$4963
🏠 One person rent	$386	$1193
🏘️ Family rent	$730	$1867
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$3947
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	59	81
😀 Quality of life	52	89
🏙️ Population	8.13M	577K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 58% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 6246th and 1688th ($859 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1442nd 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 1.9 months in Milwaukee. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Milwaukee ranked 43rd in the United States, while ranked 6059th and 188th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Milwaukee

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	Baghdad	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.99	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.14	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$967
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$841	$2324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$509	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.71%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$1439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.5	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.46	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.22	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$153	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3224	$24309

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$737
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$959
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$827
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$655
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$811
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$579
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$648
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$762
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$675
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$566
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$585
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$636
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$495
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$631
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$675
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$498
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$586
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$651
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$963
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$569
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$680
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$876
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$449
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$581
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$596
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$597
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$559
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$490
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$466
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$583
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$588
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$615
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$680
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$513
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$652
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$453
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$470
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$667
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$518

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392