Baghdad vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baghdad	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$859	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2087	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$386	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$730	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$2805
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	59	100
😀 Quality of life	52	93
🏙️ Population	8.13M	1.76M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 56% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6246th and 2002nd ($859 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 54th in Iraq and Canada, respectively. Check Iraq vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6059th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Montreal

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	Baghdad	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.99	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.14	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$841	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$509	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.71%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.5	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.46	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.22	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$153	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3224	$6957

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610