Auckland vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$2187
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$815
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	32	59
😀 Quality of life	89	60
🏙️ Population	1.47M	8.13M

The cost of living in Auckland is 115% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 1745th and 5729th ($2100 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in New Zealand and Iraq, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 0.7 months in Baghdad. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 242nd and 5887th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Baghdad

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	Auckland	Baghdad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$3.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$4012
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$4.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$2.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$3494

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995

Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$771
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$960
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$832
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$670
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$816
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$558
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$662
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$754
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$677
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$556
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$573
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$633
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$472
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$621
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$516
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$573
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$658
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$822
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$449
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$670
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$655
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$844
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$411
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$436
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$565
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$438
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$484
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$409
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$393
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$514
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$517
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$436
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$384
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$456
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$625
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$408
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$439
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$432
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$469