Cost of Living Comparison Between Al-'amarah and Baghdad Cost of Living Comparison Between Al-'amarah and Baghdad

🙂 Solo nomad: Al-'amarah is 12.7% cheaper than Baghdad without rent, and 34.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Al-'amarah is 7.6% cheaper than Baghdad without rent, and 27.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.13 IQD 5,403

$5.33 IQD 6,974

-22.51%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$24.58 IQD 32.2K

$36.37 IQD 47.6K

-32.42%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.77 IQD 8,861

$7.43 IQD 9,729

-8.88%

Cappuccino

$2.65 IQD 3,471

$2.99 IQD 3,920

-11.37%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.4 IQD 518

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.22 IQD 284

$0.19 IQD 245

15.79%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.84 IQD 3,720

$3.51 IQD 4,598

-19.09%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.79 IQD 3,648

$2.85 IQD 3,734

-2.11%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.79 IQD 2,344

$1.38 IQD 1,805

29.71%

White Bread (500g)

$0.74 IQD 968

$0.78 IQD 1,027

-5.13%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.11 IQD 1,456

$1.66 IQD 2,170

-33.13%

Eggs

$1.48 IQD 1,934

$1.79 IQD 2,346

-17.32%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.61 IQD 6,038

$4.47 IQD 5,851

3.13%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.67 IQD 6,110

$4.88 IQD 6,386

-4.30%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.33 IQD 17.5K

$14.18 IQD 18.6K

-5.99%

Apples (1kg)

$0.92 IQD 1,207

$1.22 IQD 1,597

-24.59%

Banana (1kg)

$1.09 IQD 1,428

$1.15 IQD 1,510

-5.22%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.92 IQD 1,205

$1.01 IQD 1,322

-8.91%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.39 IQD 511

$0.75 IQD 979

-48.00%

Potato (1kg)

$0.7 IQD 910

$0.69 IQD 904

1.45%

Onion (1kg)

$0.37 IQD 485

$0.63 IQD 820

-41.27%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.66 IQD 866

$0.63 IQD 824

4.76%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.44 IQD 572

$0.66 IQD 858

-33.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.89 IQD 2,470

$2.15 IQD 2,812

-12.09%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.7 IQD 15.3K

$15.23 IQD 19.9K

-23.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.83 IQD 2,399

$1.8 IQD 2,351

1.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.18 IQD 2,847

$2.17 IQD 2,840

0.46%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.37 IQD 481

$0.75 IQD 977

-50.67%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$30.82 IQD 40.3K

$28.02 IQD 36.7K

9.99%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.6 IQD 2,097

$3.77 IQD 4,936

-57.56%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.55 IQD 2,030

$1.49 IQD 1,946

4.03%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.9 IQD 7,722

$7.66 IQD 10K

-22.98%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.3 IQD 399

$0.53 IQD 695

-43.40%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$19.3K IQD 25.3M

$20.4K IQD 26.7M

-5.26%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$19.9K IQD 26.1M

$19.7K IQD 25.8M

1.32%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$78.3 IQD 102.4K

$180 IQD 235.2K

-56.45%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$17.85 IQD 23.4K

$25.43 IQD 33.3K

-29.81%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$35.05 IQD 45.9K

$40.85 IQD 53.5K

-14.20%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.13 IQD 30.3K

$41.33 IQD 54.1K

-44.04%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.05 IQD 22.3K

$18.6 IQD 24.3K

-8.33%

Cinema Ticket

$7.76 IQD 10.2K

$7.69 IQD 10.1K

0.91%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$150 IQD 195.7K

$163 IQD 213.3K

-8.23%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,214 IQD 4.2M

$3,608 IQD 4.7M

-10.90%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$26.76 IQD 35K

$28.36 IQD 37.1K

-5.64%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.21 IQD 33K

$31.12 IQD 40.7K

-18.99%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$60.1 IQD 78.7K

$63.6 IQD 83.2K

-5.40%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$40.86 IQD 53.5K

$42.52 IQD 55.7K

-3.90%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$327 IQD 427.6K

$547 IQD 715.4K

-40.23%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$135 IQD 176.6K

$321 IQD 420.7K

-58.03%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$453 IQD 592.8K

$818 IQD 1.1M

-44.62%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$348 IQD 455.7K

$593 IQD 776.1K

-41.29%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$993 IQD 1.3M

$3,093 IQD 4M

-67.89%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$618 IQD 809K

$1,323 IQD 1.7M

-53.27%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$497 IQD 650.7K

$579 IQD 757.9K

-14.15%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.67

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Al-'amarah: October 27, 2025

Last update for Baghdad: October 29, 2025

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