Baghdad vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$4943
🏠 One person rent
$417
$1431
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$2020
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$3604
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
59
66
😀 Quality of life
51
95
🏙️ Population
6.96M
2.36M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 62% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 6005th and 930th ($894 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Iraq and Australia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.5 months in Brisbane. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Brisbane ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 6198th and 18th 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
$4.94
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$67.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$7.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$1208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$2416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$9010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$6567
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$5.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$26.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$48.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$1568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$8728

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693