Baghdad vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$3641
🏠 One person rent
$487
$932
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$1570
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$912
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
8
😀 Quality of life
59
48
🏙️ Population
8.13M
24.7K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 42% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6017th and 3471st ($952 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.5 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 6062nd and 6854th 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
$4.18
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$4.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$8971

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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 Victoria

Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$724
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1237
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1233
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$743
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$481
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$553
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$807
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$815
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$812
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$749
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$604
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$819
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$796
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$588
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$551
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$564
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$544
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$496
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$408
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$523
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$712
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$542
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$419