Baghdad vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$6812
🏠 One person rent
$501
$1756
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$3107
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$4188
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
99
😀 Quality of life
60
100
🏙️ Population
8.13M
5.45M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 66% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5729th and 370th ($976 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Iraq and Australia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5887th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Sydney

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Baghdad Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$7.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$25164

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

Cities near Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2354
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2481
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2040
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1709
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1995
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1701
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1795
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1460
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2258
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1855
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1273
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1825
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1816
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2672
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$2000
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2530
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2341
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1936
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1915
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1493
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1720
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1913
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1825
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1810
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1834
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2543
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1933
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1896
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2323
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1813
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1992
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2179
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1606
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1863