Baghdad vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baghdad	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$918	$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2092	$4568
🏠 One person rent	$446	$1141
🏘️ Family rent	$728	$1951
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$502	$3621
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	57	33
😀 Quality of life	58	82
🏙️ Population	8.13M	543K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 53% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 6120th and 2194th ($918 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1737th 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 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Tucson ranked 202nd in the United States, while ranked 6065th and 634th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Tucson

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	Baghdad	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.8	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.3	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.59	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.83	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$1121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$673	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3092	$2738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1298	$2462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$3.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.54	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$93.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.9	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$1112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3566	$15639

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2084
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2095
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$727
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2466
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2320
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2349
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2447
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2417
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2448
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2340
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2523
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2481
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2344
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2365
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2322
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$881
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2348
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$982
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$850
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1760
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1911
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2757
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2245