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

🙂 Solo nomad: Al-mawsil is 28.9% cheaper than Baghdad without rent, and 33.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Al-mawsil is 30.9% cheaper than Baghdad without rent, and 31.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.61 IQD 9,961

$5.44 IQD 7,121

39.89%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.47 IQD 16.3K

$35.99 IQD 47.1K

-65.35%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.88 IQD 7,690

$7.88 IQD 10.3K

-25.38%

Cappuccino

$0.76 IQD 990

$2.94 IQD 3,851

-74.15%

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

$0.40 IQD 522

$0.37 IQD 480

8.11%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.21 IQD 275

$0.17 IQD 227

23.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.98 IQD 1,284

$3.42 IQD 4,476

-71.35%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.51 IQD 1,974

$2.90 IQD 3,793

-47.93%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.89 IQD 1,166

$1.35 IQD 1,772

-34.07%

White Bread (500g)

$0.73 IQD 957

$0.79 IQD 1,033

-7.59%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.10 IQD 1,441

$1.58 IQD 2,069

-30.38%

Eggs

$1.99 IQD 2,602

$1.72 IQD 2,251

15.70%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.17 IQD 9,378

$4.62 IQD 6,038

55.19%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.15 IQD 4,123

$4.96 IQD 6,487

-36.49%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.13 IQD 9,332

$14.02 IQD 18.3K

-49.14%

Apples (1kg)

$0.92 IQD 1,202

$1.29 IQD 1,682

-28.68%

Banana (1kg)

$0.84 IQD 1,104

$1.16 IQD 1,522

-27.59%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.77 IQD 1,009

$1.00 IQD 1,311

-23.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.37 IQD 483

$0.74 IQD 970

-50.00%

Potato (1kg)

$0.38 IQD 501

$0.70 IQD 910

-45.71%

Onion (1kg)

$0.43 IQD 562

$0.67 IQD 873

-35.82%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.48 IQD 634

$0.63 IQD 822

-23.81%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.53 IQD 699

$0.62 IQD 813

-14.52%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.92 IQD 2,512

$2.12 IQD 2,775

-9.43%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.25 IQD 16.0K

$13.33 IQD 17.4K

-8.10%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.37 IQD 1,796

$1.82 IQD 2,385

-24.73%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.03 IQD 2,660

$2.16 IQD 2,833

-6.02%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.40 IQD 519

$0.76 IQD 993

-47.37%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$31.43 IQD 41.1K

$28.28 IQD 37.0K

11.14%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.13 IQD 2,789

$3.72 IQD 4,869

-42.74%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.05 IQD 2,685

$1.55 IQD 2,034

32.26%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.29 IQD 4,299

$7.80 IQD 10.2K

-57.82%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.35 IQD 464

$0.58 IQD 753

-39.66%

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

$15.5K IQD 20.3M

$19.8K IQD 25.9M

-21.64%

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

$17.5K IQD 23.0M

$19.8K IQD 25.8M

-11.17%

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

$99.1 IQD 129.6K

$180 IQD 235.1K

-44.86%

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

$17.78 IQD 23.3K

$26.19 IQD 34.3K

-32.11%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$26.49 IQD 34.7K

$40.51 IQD 53.0K

-34.61%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$24.45 IQD 32.0K

$41.15 IQD 53.8K

-40.58%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.63 IQD 24.4K

$18.70 IQD 24.5K

-0.37%

Cinema Ticket

$11.17 IQD 14.6K

$7.52 IQD 9,843

48.54%

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

$200 IQD 261.9K

$164 IQD 214.2K

22.25%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$698 IQD 913.4K

$3,599 IQD 4.7M

-80.60%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$13.82 IQD 18.1K

$28.41 IQD 37.2K

-51.36%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.40 IQD 22.8K

$31.14 IQD 40.7K

-44.12%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$82.5 IQD 107.9K

$63.5 IQD 83.0K

29.99%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$19.14 IQD 25.0K

$42.59 IQD 55.7K

-55.06%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$239 IQD 313.1K

$547 IQD 716.3K

-56.30%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$177 IQD 231.7K

$322 IQD 420.8K

-44.93%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$577 IQD 754.9K

$813 IQD 1.1M

-29.00%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$340 IQD 444.8K

$583 IQD 763.3K

-41.73%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,011 IQD 2.6M

$3,824 IQD 5.0M

-47.41%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,501 IQD 2.0M

$1,413 IQD 1.8M

6.23%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$600 IQD 784.5K

$649 IQD 849.1K

-7.61%

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: March 3, 2026

Last update for Baghdad: February 28, 2026

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