Baghdad vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$2113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$5144
🏠 One person rent
$417
$1222
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$2206
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$640
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$3605
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
59
86
😀 Quality of life
51
87
🏙️ Population
6.96M
384K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 58% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 6005th and 1525th ($894 vs $2113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1352nd 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 1.7 months in New Orleans. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs New Orleans ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 6198th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs New Orleans

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Baghdad New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$79.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$4.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1463
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$930
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$2642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1787
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$2567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$2150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$4.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$8.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$10224

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kenner
$2054
46 km or 29 mi Slidell
$1975
46 km or 29 mi Mandeville
$1801
72 km or 45 mi Hammond
$1887
74 km or 46 mi Houma
$1864
109 km or 68 mi Gulfport
$1539
112 km or 70 mi Morgan
$1967
114 km or 71 mi Central
$2039
119 km or 74 mi Baton Rouge
$2040
121 km or 75 mi Biloxi
$1726
154 km or 96 mi Pascagoula
$1784
168 km or 104 mi New Iberia
$2043
168 km or 105 mi Hattiesburg
$1930
189 km or 118 mi Lafayette
$1791
203 km or 126 mi Opelousas
$1921
209 km or 130 mi Prichard
$1740
212 km or 132 mi Mobile
$1634
213 km or 133 mi Laurel
$1938
218 km or 135 mi Natchez
$1992
223 km or 139 mi Daphne
$1739
235 km or 146 mi Foley
$1741
258 km or 160 mi Pearl
$2083
259 km or 161 mi Brandon
$2242
261 km or 162 mi Jackson
$1944
266 km or 166 mi Clinton
$2023
272 km or 169 mi Alexandria
$1767
274 km or 170 mi Ridgeland
$2057
276 km or 171 mi Vicksburg
$2044
278 km or 173 mi Madison
$2079
281 km or 175 mi Pensacola
$2058
299 km or 186 mi Meridian
$1941
303 km or 188 mi Lake Charles
$1915
318 km or 198 mi Sulphur
$1975
336 km or 209 mi Fort Walton Beach
$2027
344 km or 214 mi Monroe
$1649
348 km or 216 mi Crestview
$1764
373 km or 231 mi Port Arthur
$1879
376 km or 234 mi Ruston
$1791
390 km or 243 mi Beaumont
$1694
394 km or 245 mi Greenville
$2030