Baghdad vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baghdad	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$859	$2256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2087	$5584
🏠 One person rent	$386	$1311
🏘️ Family rent	$730	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$676
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$4424
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	59	83
😀 Quality of life	52	88
🏙️ Population	8.13M	430K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 62% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 6246th and 1228th ($859 vs $2256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1082nd 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 2 months in Minneapolis. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Minneapolis ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 6059th and 234th 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	$4.99	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.14	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$6.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$1461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1061
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$841	$2697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$509	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.71%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$3075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$2486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.5	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.46	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$5.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$5.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$5.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.22	$8.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$3.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$83.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$153	$1565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3224	$27084

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640