Baghdad vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baghdad	Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person	$952	$2528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2143	$5661
🏠 One person rent	$487	$1635
🏘️ Family rent	$799	$2683
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$646
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$511	$3481
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	59	49
😀 Quality of life	59	92
🏙️ Population	8.13M	608K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 62% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 6017th and 839th ($952 vs $2528) 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 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1.4 months in Gold Coast. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Gold Coast ranked 6th in Australia, while ranked 6062nd and 124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Gold Coast

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	Baghdad	Gold Coast
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.18	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.3	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.61	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.8	$7.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$296	$1330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$2881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$2303
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.8	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3571	$7538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1441	$4593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$57.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$6.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.92	$26.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.52	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.71	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$56.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.6	$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$175	$2105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3441	$8134

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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 Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2269
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1813
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1988
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1864
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1288
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1640
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1997
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1867
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2379
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2050
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1710
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2482
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1699
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1477
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1821
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2223
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1824
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1839
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1904
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1860
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1894