Baghdad vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baghdad	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$904	$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2108	$3864
🏠 One person rent	$423	$837
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$1959
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$568	$861
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	60	8
😀 Quality of life	54	59
🏙️ Population	8.13M	24.7K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 40% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6020th and 3454th ($904 vs $1495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Iraq and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Iraq vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 5970th and 5404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Victoria

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	Baghdad	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.51	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3882	$8298

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$752
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$960
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$833
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$659
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$817
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$580
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$651
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$766
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$680
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$570
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$587
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$641
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$467
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$626
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$659
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$508
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$582
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$676
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$963
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$536
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$683
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$854
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$449
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$531
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$597
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$533
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$554
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$476
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$458
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$577
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$583
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$536
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$672
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$505
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$646
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$443
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$469
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$513

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1100
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1105
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$706
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$447
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$498
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$808
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$745
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$580
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$712
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$523
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$545
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$486
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$561
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$660
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$541
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$408