Baghdad vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baghdad	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$918	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2092	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$446	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$728	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$502	$2731
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	57	38
😀 Quality of life	58	88
🏙️ Population	8.13M	549K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 44% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6120th and 3402nd ($918 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 116th 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 1.7 months in Quebec City. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 6065th and 300th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Quebec City

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	Baghdad	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.8	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.3	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.59	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.83	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$673	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3092	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1298	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.54	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.9	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3566	$6103

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$761
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$961
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$833
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$672
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$823
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$588
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$688
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$768
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$677
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$555
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$570
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$631
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$474
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$630
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$646
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$507
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$583
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$672
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$946
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$509
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$681
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$845
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$434
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$492
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$588
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$497
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$540
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$433
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$409
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$560
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$566
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$492
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$402
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$494
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$619
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$430
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$457
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$489
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$508

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763