Cost of Living in
Baghdad Governorate

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$649	$1458
Without rent	$352	$1117
Rent & Utilities	$329.92	$563.14
Food	$256	$566
Transport	$79.26	$245.65
Monthly salary after tax	$491.22
Quality of life	24.1
Population	707.3K

The cost of living in Baghdad Governorate is $649, which is 1.15 times less expensive than the average in Iraq. Baghdad Governorate ranked 34th most expensive in Iraq.

The average salary after taxes in Baghdad Governorate is $491.22, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months.

Baghdad Governorate

We calculate prices for Baghdad Governorate State as a population-weighted mean of 1 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cost of living	One person	Rank
Total with rent	$649	34 / 57
Without rent	$352	23 / 57
Rent & Utilities	$329.92	41 / 57
Food	$256	43 / 57
Transport	$79.26	32 / 57

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	343.26$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	198.92$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	713.51$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	393.55$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	63.12$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	111.46$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	40.34$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1680$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	617$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	5.58$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	24.47$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	6.67$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	3.3$
Cappuccino	2.07$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	0.42$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.54$
Monthly ticket local transport	43.53$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	14.92$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	0.51$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	1.25$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	0.84$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.36$
Eggs, x12	1.9$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	6.7$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	4.37$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	12.48$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.42$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.2$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.13$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.85$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.57$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.5$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.32$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	1.13$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	10.4$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	1.49$
Cigarette pack	1.92$
Cold medicince, 1 week	3.14$
Hair Shampoo	2.82$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	1.61$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	2.54$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	28.25$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	7.06$
Doctor's visit	14.06$
Haircut, simple	4.08$
Brand Jeans	32.15$
Brand Sneakers	46.96$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	128.72$
International Primary School, 1 year	1988$

Cost of living in other countries

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank	State	Cost of living
1	Diyala	$943
2	Salah ad Din	$912
3	Fallujah	$832
4	Abu Ghraib	$821
5	Ramadi	$819
6	Al-Qadisiyah	$802
7	Baghdad	$800
8	Al-Karmah	$793
9	Basra	$785
10	Zakho	$773
11	Samarra	$763
12	Al-Anbar	$759
13	Ninawa	$744
14	Baqubah	$738
15	Al-Faw	$735
16	Ctesiphon	$708
17	Anbar	$703
18	Umm Qasr	$689
19	Erbil	$684
20	Hillah	$677
21	Sinjar	$677
22	Amarah	$663
23	Maysan	$660
24	Baghdad Governorate	$649
25	Wasit	$637
26	Sulaymaniyah	$623
27	An Numaniyah	$617
28	Mosul	$612
29	Thi Qar	$603
30	Tikrit	$593
31	Babil	$585
32	Kufa	$584
33	Basrah	$574
34	Ad Diwaniyah	$571
35	Nasiriyah	$564
36	Karbala	$562
37	Salah al-Din	$557
38	An Najaf	$549
39	Samawah	$545
40	Duhok	$544
41	Kut	$537
42	Sulaimaniyah	$529
43	Al Basrah	$524
44	Kirkuk	$523
45	Al-Muthanna	$518
46	Dhi Qar	$516
47	Najaf	$514
48	Al Diwaniyah	$513
49	Nineveh	$509
50	Az Zubayr	$503
51	Dahuk	$489
52	Dohuk	$484
53	Tall Qasab	$480
54	As Sulaymaniyah	$477
55	Al Muthanna	$465
56	Salah ad-Din	$460
57	Al Anbar	$426

Cost of Living in Baghdad Governorate

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