Baghdad vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baghdad	Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person	$859	$2300
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2087	$5003
🏠 One person rent	$386	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$730	$2405
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$3406
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	59	49
😀 Quality of life	52	88
🏙️ Population	8.13M	608K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 63% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 6246th and 1120th ($859 vs $2300) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th 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 Gold Coast. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Gold Coast ranked 7th in Australia, while ranked 6059th and 209th 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	$4.99	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$82.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.14	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$7.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$1455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$841	$2455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$509	$2119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$54.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.71%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$9386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$4352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$3.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.5	$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.46	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$2.01
🍾 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	$5.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$153	$1739
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3224	$7508

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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 Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2491
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1877
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1925
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1754
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1289
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1615
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1833
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1815
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2286
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1997
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1732
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2801
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2472
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1674
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1500
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1532
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1748
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2393
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1746
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1303
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1816
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1800
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1876