Baghdad vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baghdad	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$904	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2108	$5023
🏠 One person rent	$423	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$2227
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$568	$4141
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	60	75
😀 Quality of life	54	88
🏙️ Population	8.13M	486K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 56% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 6020th and 1666th ($904 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1477th 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 2 months in Omaha. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Omaha ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 5970th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Omaha

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	Baghdad	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$1708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$1944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$1801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$5.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$6.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$8.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.51	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$95.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$94.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$917
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3882	$24732

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Cities near Baghdad

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

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2014
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1994
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1698
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1996
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1759
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1949
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1865
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1878
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1857
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1853
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1831
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1854
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1706
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1829
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1709
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1649
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1993
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1848
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1992
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1922
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1720
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1684
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2196
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1710
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2259
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2121
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2322
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1825
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2437
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2290
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2039
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2325
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2124
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1979