Baghdad vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baghdad	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$918	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2092	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$446	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$728	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$502	$3927
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	57	93
😀 Quality of life	58	98
🏙️ Population	8.13M	2.14M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 61% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 6120th and 1191st ($918 vs $2338) 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 1.7 months in Perth. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 6065th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Perth

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	Baghdad	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.8	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.3	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.59	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.83	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$673	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3092	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1298	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.54	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3566	$13377

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736