Baghdad vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baghdad	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$904	$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2108	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$423	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$2615
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$568	$3246
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	60	78
😀 Quality of life	54	92
🏙️ Population	8.13M	662K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 64% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 6020th and 819th ($904 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Iraq and Canada, respectively. Check Iraq vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 5970th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Vancouver

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	Baghdad	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.51	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3882	$17240

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759