Baghdad vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$10033
🏠 One person rent
$423
$2960
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$5380
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$886
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$5544
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
60
100
😀 Quality of life
54
95
🏙️ Population
8.13M
8.8M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 80% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6020th and 3rd ($904 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.2 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 5970th and 22nd 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
$5.16
$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$8.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$173
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$21465

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$752
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$659
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$817
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$580
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$651
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$680
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$570
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$587
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$641
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$626
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$659
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$508
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$582
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$672
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$854
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$531
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$597
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$533
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$554
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$476
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$458
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$577
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$583
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$536
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$672
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$505
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$646
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$443
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$469
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$540
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2701
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2756
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2698
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2720
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2730
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2792
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2667
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2729
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2740
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2512
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2693
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2732
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2531
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2587
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2637
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2664
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2480
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2715
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2722
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2676
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2747
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2664
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2716
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2745
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2611
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2456
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2674
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2772
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2730
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2610
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2456
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3111