Baghdad vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$386
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$5777
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
59
100
😀 Quality of life
52
97
🏙️ Population
8.13M
8.8M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 79% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6246th and 5th ($859 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd 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 1.4 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 6059th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$20585

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108