Baghdad vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baghdad	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2187	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$501	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$648	$5389
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	59	100
😀 Quality of life	60	95
🏙️ Population	8.13M	8.8M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 77% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5729th and 4th ($976 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 5887th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs New York City

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	Baghdad	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.76	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.88	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$801	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$534	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.77%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1633	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.5	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.75	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.34	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.8	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.5	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3494	$21713

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192