Baghdad vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baghdad	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$952	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2143	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$487	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$799	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$511	$3005
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	59	100
😀 Quality of life	59	96
🏙️ Population	8.13M	1.8M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 51% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6017th and 2284th ($952 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 58th in Iraq and Canada, respectively. Check Iraq vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6062nd and 11th 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	$4.18	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.3	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.61	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.8	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$296	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.8	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3571	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1441	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.92	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.52	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.71	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.6	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$175	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3441	$5550

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$776
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$958
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$836
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$669
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$822
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$609
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$667
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$771
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$681
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$554
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$570
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$633
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$475
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$627
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$652
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$581
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$657
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$946
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$511
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$680
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$664
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$831
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$434
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$495
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$498
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$546
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$437
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$413
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$569
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$574
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$494
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$390
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$499
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$616
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$428
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$460
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$493
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$513

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805