Baghdad vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baghdad	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$859	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2087	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$386	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$730	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$4493
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	59	75
😀 Quality of life	52	89
🏙️ Population	8.13M	459K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 62% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6246th and 1277th ($859 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1122nd 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 Virginia Beach. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 6059th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Virginia Beach

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	Baghdad	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.99	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.14	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$841	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$509	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.71%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.5	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.46	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.22	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$153	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3224	$18476

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$737
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$959
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$827
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$655
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$811
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$579
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$648
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$762
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$675
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$566
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$585
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$636
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$495
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$631
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$675
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$498
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$586
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$651
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$963
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$569
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$680
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$876
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$449
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$581
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$596
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$597
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$559
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$490
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$466
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$583
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$588
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$615
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$680
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$513
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$652
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$453
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$470
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$667
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$518

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701