Auckland vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$2143
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$799
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$511
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	32	59
😀 Quality of life	89	59
🏙️ Population	1.47M	8.13M

The cost of living in Auckland is 126% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 1604th and 6017th ($2156 vs $952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in New Zealand and Iraq, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.5 months in Baghdad. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 240th and 6062nd 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	$13.5	$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$7.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$3571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$1441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$4.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$2.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$7.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$3441

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$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