Baghdad vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$6700
🏠 One person rent
$487
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$3002
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$597
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$4145
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
99
😀 Quality of life
59
98
🏙️ Population
8.13M
5.45M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 67% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6017th and 348th ($952 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and Australia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 6062nd 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
$4.18
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$7.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$21946

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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 Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2379
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2482
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2050
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1710
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1997
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1699
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1821
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1477
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2223
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1867
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1288
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1824
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1815
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2703
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1979
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2528
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2352
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1896
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1860
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1487
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1766
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1894
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1813
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1798
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1829
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2496
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1928
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1906
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2269
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1822
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1988
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2217
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1604
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1864