Baghdad vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baghdad	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$952	$2269
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2143	$5424
🏠 One person rent	$487	$1398
🏘️ Family rent	$799	$2462
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$511	$4258
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	59	66
😀 Quality of life	59	98
🏙️ Population	8.13M	2.71M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 58% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 6017th and 1349th ($952 vs $2269) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Iraq and Australia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Brisbane ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 6062nd and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Brisbane

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	Baghdad	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.18	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.3	$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.61	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.8	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$296	$1147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$3002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$94.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.8	$54.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	5.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3571	$7935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1441	$5145
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$9.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$9.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$4.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.92	$24.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.52	$7.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$48
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.71	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.6	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$175	$1949
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3441	$12459

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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

Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894