Cost of Living in Baghdad

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$894
$2122
🛋️ Without rent
$477
$1361
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$417
$762
🍽️ Food
$251
$652
🚐 Transport
$160
$451
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
😀 Quality of life
51
🏙️ Population
6.96M

The average cost of living in Baghdad is $894, which is in the top 35% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 6005th out of 9294 in our global list and 2nd out of 29 in Iraq.

The median after-tax salary is $538, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months. Ranked 6198th (TOP 67%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 1st best city to live in Iraq. With an estimated population of 6.96M, Baghdad is the 1st largest city in Iraq.

✈️ Closest airport 11 km Rasheed Air Base
😷 Air quality Unhealthy 86.7 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 1918 University of Baghdad
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Prices in Baghdad

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
 Cappuccino
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253

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