Baghdad vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baghdad	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$894	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2122	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$417	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$762	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$251	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$3743
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	59	99
😀 Quality of life	51	98
🏙️ Population	6.96M	4.84M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 67% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6005th and 318th ($894 vs $2741) 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 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6198th 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	$4.94	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.3	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.7	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.2	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.03%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2553	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.45	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.22	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.1	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.7	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2253	$17934

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$751
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$951
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$828
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$658
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$827
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$582
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$667
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$766
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$684
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$559
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$569
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$649
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$507
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$637
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$629
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$535
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$594
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$736
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$827
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$532
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$685
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$671
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$864
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$426
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$538
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$555
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$548
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$550
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$465
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$440
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$568
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$577
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$557
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$653
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$502
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$626
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$656
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$436
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$580
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$511

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816