Baghdad vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baghdad	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$918	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2092	$4213
🏠 One person rent	$446	$1012
🏘️ Family rent	$728	$1688
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$546
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$502	$2544
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	57	45
😀 Quality of life	58	89
🏙️ Population	8.13M	750K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 49% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 6120th and 2674th ($918 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 79th 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 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 6065th and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Winnipeg

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	Baghdad	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.8	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.3	$65.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.59	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.83	$5.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$868
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$673	$1468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$1496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	5.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3092	$2975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1298	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$82.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.54	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$76
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.9	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$956
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3566	$11646

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1320
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1884
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1663
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1786
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2130
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1687
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1974
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2033
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1637
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1929
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1714
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2357
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1456
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1675
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2265
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2422
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2678
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2386
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1693
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2528
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2330
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2307
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2305
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2306
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2302
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2289
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2380
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2221
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2714