Baghdad vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baghdad	Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person	$918	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2092	$5159
🏠 One person rent	$446	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$728	$2387
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$502	$3044
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	57	49
😀 Quality of life	58	89
🏙️ Population	8.13M	608K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 60% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 6120th and 1270th ($918 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.3 months in Gold Coast. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Gold Coast ranked 7th in Australia, while ranked 6065th and 255th 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	$3.8	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.3	$97.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.59	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.83	$6.47
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$1640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$673	$2559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$2014
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3092	$8866
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1298	$4115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$2.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$8.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$6.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$24.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.54	$4.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.9	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$2150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3566	$7100

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$761
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$961
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$833
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$672
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$823
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$588
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$688
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$768
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$677
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$555
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$570
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$631
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$474
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$630
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$646
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$507
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$583
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$672
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$946
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$509
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$681
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$845
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$434
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$492
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$588
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$497
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$540
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$433
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$409
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$560
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$566
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$492
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$402
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$494
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$619
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$430
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$457
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$489
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$508

Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2065
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1662
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1798
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1710
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1184
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1503
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1839
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1747
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2181
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1888
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1599
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2640
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2292
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1568
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1364
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1580
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1678
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2019
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1667
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1683
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1771
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1706
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1736