Baghdad vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baghdad	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$952	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2143	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$487	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$799	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$511	$3871
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	59	49
😀 Quality of life	59	92
🏙️ Population	8.13M	1.02M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 55% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6017th and 1668th ($952 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 27th in Iraq and Canada, respectively. Check Iraq vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 6062nd and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Ottawa

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	Baghdad	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.18	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.3	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.61	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.8	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$296	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.8	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3571	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1441	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.92	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.52	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.71	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.6	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$175	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3441	$17337

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$776
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$958
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$836
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$669
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$822
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$609
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$667
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$771
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$681
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$554
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$570
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$633
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$475
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$627
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$652
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$581
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$657
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$946
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$511
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$680
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$664
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$831
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$434
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$495
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$498
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$546
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$437
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$413
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$569
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$574
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$494
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$390
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$499
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$616
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$428
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$460
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$493
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$513

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891