Baghdad vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baghdad	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2187	$3633
🏠 One person rent	$501	$905
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$1518
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$648	$961
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	59	8
😀 Quality of life	60	49
🏙️ Population	8.13M	24.7K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 40% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5729th and 3452nd ($976 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.7 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 5887th and 6808th 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	$4.76	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.88	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$6.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$899
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$694
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$801	$1586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$534	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$97.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.77%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1633	$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24	$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.5	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.75	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$69
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.34	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.8	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.5	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3494	$8750

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$721
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1196
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1196
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$745
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$511
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$563
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$810
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$819
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$802
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$747
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$611
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$871
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$820
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$586
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$546
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$604
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$533
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1584
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1615
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$533
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1167
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$417
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$540
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$682
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$543
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$415