Baghdad vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baghdad	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2187	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$501	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$648	$2928
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	59	100
😀 Quality of life	60	93
🏙️ Population	8.13M	1.9M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 49% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5729th and 2370th ($976 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th in Iraq and Canada, respectively. Check Iraq vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5887th and 49th 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	$4.76	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.88	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$801	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$534	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.77%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1633	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.75	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.34	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.8	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.5	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3494	$6432

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$771
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$960
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$832
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$670
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$816
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$558
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$662
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$754
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$677
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$556
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$573
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$633
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$472
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$621
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$516
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$573
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$658
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$822
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$449
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$670
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$655
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$844
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$411
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$436
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$565
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$438
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$484
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$409
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$393
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$514
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$517
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$436
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$384
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$456
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$625
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$408
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$439
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$432
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$469

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828