Baghdad vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baghdad	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$918	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2092	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$446	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$728	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$502	$4008
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	57	99
😀 Quality of life	58	100
🏙️ Population	8.13M	5.45M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 65% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6120th and 649th ($918 vs $2640) 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 6065th and 3rd 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	$3.8	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.3	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.59	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.83	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$3.47
🥤 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	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$673	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3092	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1298	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.54	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.9	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3566	$19140

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710