Baghdad vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baghdad	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$952	$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2143	$6197
🏠 One person rent	$487	$1388
🏘️ Family rent	$799	$2468
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$511	$4328
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	59	100
😀 Quality of life	59	100
🏙️ Population	8.13M	5.35M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 62% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6017th and 893rd ($952 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 1.7 months in Melbourne. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6062nd and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Melbourne

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	Baghdad	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.18	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.3	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.61	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.8	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$296	$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.8	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3571	$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1441	$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.92	$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.52	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.71	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.6	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$175	$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3441	$26129

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172