Baghdad vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$1820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$4356
🏠 One person rent
$487
$968
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$1642
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$613
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$3492
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
46
😀 Quality of life
59
85
🏙️ Population
8.13M
398K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 48% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 6017th and 2786th ($952 vs $1820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1921st 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 Wichita. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Wichita ranked 150th in the United States, while ranked 6062nd and 462nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Wichita

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Baghdad Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$5.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$1474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$6.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$109
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$16041

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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$1860
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$1739
66 km or 41 mi Hutchinson
$1284
111 km or 69 mi Ponca
$1571
128 km or 80 mi Salina
$1578
129 km or 80 mi Emporia
$1358
151 km or 94 mi Enid
$1838
155 km or 96 mi Junction
$1904
161 km or 100 mi Bartlesville
$1762
176 km or 109 mi Stillwater
$1850
179 km or 111 mi Manhattan
$1786
205 km or 128 mi Owasso
$1833
209 km or 130 mi Topeka
$1563
213 km or 132 mi Tulsa
$1876
216 km or 134 mi Claremore
$1842
217 km or 135 mi Sapulpa
$1903
218 km or 136 mi Hays
$1508
227 km or 141 mi Edmond
$1758
230 km or 143 mi Broken Arrow
$1884
232 km or 144 mi Bixby
$1894
232 km or 144 mi Lawrence
$1808
234 km or 146 mi Pittsburg
$1914
236 km or 147 mi Dodge
$1676
245 km or 152 mi Gardner
$2160
246 km or 153 mi Yukon
$1883
246 km or 153 mi Oklahoma City
$1922
248 km or 154 mi Midwest
$1941
250 km or 155 mi Del
$1955
258 km or 160 mi Mustang
$1947
258 km or 160 mi Olathe
$2299
258 km or 161 mi Joplin
$1825
262 km or 163 mi Moore
$2011
263 km or 164 mi Shawnee
$1865
266 km or 165 mi Lenexa
$2341
268 km or 167 mi Shawnee
$2283
270 km or 168 mi Overland Park
$2433
274 km or 170 mi Leawood
$2314
274 km or 171 mi Norman
$2039
275 km or 171 mi Belton
$1833
276 km or 172 mi Prairie Village
$2328