Baghdad vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baghdad	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$904	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2108	$5659
🏠 One person rent	$423	$1339
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$2336
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$568	$4620
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	60	84
😀 Quality of life	54	88
🏙️ Population	8.13M	430K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 61% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 6020th and 1145th ($904 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1045th 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 53rd in the United States, while ranked 5970th and 237th 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	$5.16	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$6.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$1496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$1093
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$2583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$1998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$63.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$3373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$88.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.51	$8.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$1724
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3882	$27328

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682