Cost of Living Comparison Between Al-mawsil and Baghdad Cost of Living Comparison Between Al-mawsil and Baghdad

🙂 Solo nomad: Al-mawsil is 16.1% cheaper than Baghdad without rent, and 34% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Al-mawsil is 33% cheaper than Baghdad without rent, and 33% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.77 IQD 10.2K

$5.27 IQD 6,914

47.44%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.10 IQD 15.9K

$36.93 IQD 48.4K

-67.24%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.65 IQD 7,403

$7.47 IQD 9,802

-24.36%

Cappuccino

$0.78 IQD 1,025

$2.96 IQD 3,875

-73.65%

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

$0.37 IQD 479

$0.39 IQD 515

-5.13%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.19 IQD 249

$0.19 IQD 251

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.99 IQD 1,302

$3.34 IQD 4,379

-70.36%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.49 IQD 1,960

$2.83 IQD 3,713

-47.35%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.87 IQD 1,138

$1.30 IQD 1,708

-33.08%

White Bread (500g)

$0.74 IQD 967

$0.79 IQD 1,035

-6.33%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.10 IQD 1,445

$1.64 IQD 2,147

-32.93%

Eggs

$1.96 IQD 2,567

$1.80 IQD 2,362

8.89%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.46 IQD 9,777

$4.40 IQD 5,768

69.55%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.19 IQD 4,177

$5.00 IQD 6,556

-36.20%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.03 IQD 9,216

$14.34 IQD 18.8K

-50.98%

Apples (1kg)

$0.84 IQD 1,104

$1.27 IQD 1,661

-33.86%

Banana (1kg)

$0.86 IQD 1,131

$1.21 IQD 1,581

-28.93%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.83 IQD 1,087

$1.06 IQD 1,389

-21.70%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.40 IQD 519

$0.71 IQD 929

-43.66%

Potato (1kg)

$0.39 IQD 509

$0.70 IQD 920

-44.29%

Onion (1kg)

$0.46 IQD 604

$0.66 IQD 866

-30.30%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.51 IQD 672

$0.67 IQD 880

-23.88%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 IQD 687

$0.65 IQD 856

-20.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.99 IQD 2,609

$2.14 IQD 2,801

-7.01%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.42 IQD 16.3K

$11.72 IQD 15.4K

5.97%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.39 IQD 1,828

$1.82 IQD 2,390

-23.63%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.03 IQD 2,657

$2.15 IQD 2,817

-5.58%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.36 IQD 474

$0.76 IQD 991

-52.63%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$31.05 IQD 40.7K

$28.07 IQD 36.8K

10.62%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.13 IQD 2,797

$3.90 IQD 5,111

-45.38%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.96 IQD 2,568

$1.54 IQD 2,019

27.27%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.22 IQD 4,228

$7.61 IQD 9,985

-57.69%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.32 IQD 426

$0.56 IQD 734

-42.86%

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

$15.3K IQD 20.1M

$19.7K IQD 25.8M

-22.26%

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

$17.5K IQD 23.0M

$19.9K IQD 26.2M

-12.21%

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

$102 IQD 133.3K

$176 IQD 231.2K

-42.32%

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

$17.46 IQD 22.9K

$25.82 IQD 33.9K

-32.38%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$26.85 IQD 35.2K

$40.52 IQD 53.1K

-33.74%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.65 IQD 31.0K

$41.63 IQD 54.6K

-43.19%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.16 IQD 25.1K

$18.47 IQD 24.2K

3.74%

Cinema Ticket

$11.11 IQD 14.6K

$7.87 IQD 10.3K

41.17%

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

$199 IQD 260.9K

$168 IQD 220.6K

18.27%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$691 IQD 905.9K

$3,602 IQD 4.7M

-80.82%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$13.98 IQD 18.3K

$28.20 IQD 37.0K

-50.43%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.62 IQD 23.1K

$30.72 IQD 40.3K

-42.64%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$83.0 IQD 108.8K

$64.5 IQD 84.5K

28.74%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$19.52 IQD 25.6K

$43.42 IQD 56.9K

-55.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$247 IQD 324.1K

$540 IQD 708.0K

-54.22%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$178 IQD 232.9K

$323 IQD 423.1K

-44.95%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$573 IQD 751.6K

$843 IQD 1.1M

-31.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$343 IQD 450.2K

$590 IQD 773.3K

-41.78%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$940 IQD 1.2M

$3,751 IQD 4.9M

-74.93%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$588 IQD 771.0K

$1,448 IQD 1.9M

-59.39%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$600 IQD 787.1K

$620 IQD 813.7K

-3.27%

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-mawsil: January 10, 2026

Last update for Baghdad: January 12, 2026

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