Baghdad vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baghdad	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$859	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2087	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$386	$1506
🏘️ Family rent	$730	$2275
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$280
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$4184
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	59	66
😀 Quality of life	52	97
🏙️ Population	8.13M	2.36M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 66% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 6246th and 781st ($859 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd 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 1.7 months in Brisbane. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Brisbane ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 6059th and 15th 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	$4.99	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.14	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$1542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$841	$2771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$509	$1860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.71%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$7907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$5572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.5	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.46	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$8.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$5.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$27.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.22	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$153	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3224	$9531

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$737
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$959
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$827
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$655
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$811
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$579
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$648
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$762
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$675
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$566
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$585
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$636
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$495
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$631
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$675
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$498
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$586
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$651
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$963
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$569
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$680
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$876
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$449
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$581
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$596
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$597
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$559
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$490
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$466
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$583
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$588
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$615
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$680
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$513
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$652
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$453
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$470
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$667
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$518

Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876