Baghdad vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baghdad	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$894	$2623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2122	$6220
🏠 One person rent	$417	$1671
🏘️ Family rent	$762	$3099
🍽️ Food expenses	$251	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$4605
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	59	78
😀 Quality of life	51	87
🏙️ Population	6.96M	689K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 66% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 6005th and 489th ($894 vs $2623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 441st 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 1.8 months in Nashville. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Nashville ranked 46th in the United States, while ranked 6198th and 198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Nashville

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	Baghdad	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.94	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.3	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$6.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$5.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$1401
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$3812
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$2623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.7	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.2	$75.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.03%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2553	$3579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$3234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.45	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$5.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$3.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.22	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$90
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.1	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.7	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$1334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2253	$20441

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$751
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$951
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$828
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$658
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$827
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$582
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$667
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$766
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$684
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$559
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$569
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$649
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$507
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$637
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$629
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$535
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$594
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$736
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$827
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$532
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$685
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$671
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$864
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$426
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$538
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$555
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$548
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$550
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$465
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$440
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$568
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$577
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$557
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$653
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$502
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$626
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$656
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$436
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$580
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$511

Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2438
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2367
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2345
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2312
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2300
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2255
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2293
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2260
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2534
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2155
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$1968
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$1987
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2220
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1651
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1766
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1725
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2004
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1817
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$2123
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2386
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$2546
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1313
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$2045
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1702
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$1941
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1812
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$1985
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1785
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1742
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1768
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1933
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2026
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1515
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1910
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1487
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1768
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$2142
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$1972
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$2120
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1675