Baghdad vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baghdad	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$918	$2380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2092	$5756
🏠 One person rent	$446	$1413
🏘️ Family rent	$728	$2434
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$698
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$502	$4476
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	57	84
😀 Quality of life	58	90
🏙️ Population	8.13M	430K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 61% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 6120th and 1095th ($918 vs $2380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 963rd 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 1.9 months in Minneapolis. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Minneapolis ranked 62nd in the United States, while ranked 6065th and 215th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Minneapolis

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	Baghdad	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.8	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.3	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.59	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.83	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$673	$2639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$68.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3092	$3686
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1298	$2479
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$74.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$6.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$4.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$5.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$7.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$4.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.54	$8.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.9	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$1787
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3566	$26604

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$761
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$961
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$833
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$672
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$823
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$588
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$688
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$768
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$677
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$555
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$570
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$631
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$474
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$630
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$646
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$507
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$583
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$672
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$946
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$509
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$681
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$845
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$434
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$492
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$588
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$497
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$540
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$433
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$409
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$560
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$566
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$492
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$402
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$494
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$619
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$430
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$457
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$489
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$508

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2306
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2221
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2305
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2302
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2330
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2290
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2054
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2289
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2307
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2271
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2236
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2528
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2398
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2183
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2286
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2201
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2312
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2353
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2296
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2386
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2147
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2317
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2202
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2258
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2299
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2678