Cost of Living Comparison Between Baghdad and Barcelona Cost of Living Comparison Between Baghdad and Barcelona

🙂 Solo nomad: Baghdad is 40.4% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 55.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Baghdad is 44% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 53.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.50 IQD 7,203

$17.64 €14.96

-68.82%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$36.73 IQD 48.1K

$68.1 €57.8

-46.06%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.59 IQD 9,932

$13.96 €11.84

-45.63%

Cappuccino

$3.11 IQD 4,077

$2.76 €2.34

12.68%

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

$0.36 IQD 478

$2.76 €2.34

-86.96%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.16 IQD 212

$1.97 €1.67

-91.88%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.48 IQD 4,556

$4.53 €3.84

-23.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.94 IQD 3,853

$4.53 €3.84

-35.10%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.36 IQD 1,778

$1.24 €1.05

9.68%

White Bread (500g)

$0.83 IQD 1,081

$2.04 €1.73

-59.31%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.60 IQD 2,101

$1.91 €1.62

-16.23%

Eggs

$1.78 IQD 2,333

$3.39 €2.88

-47.49%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.48 IQD 5,871

$18.34 €15.55

-75.57%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.99 IQD 6,539

$9.39 €7.96

-46.86%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.94 IQD 18.2K

$18.90 €16.03

-26.24%

Apples (1kg)

$1.26 IQD 1,654

$2.63 €2.23

-52.09%

Banana (1kg)

$1.21 IQD 1,582

$2.40 €2.03

-49.58%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.05 IQD 1,370

$2.12 €1.80

-50.47%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.74 IQD 965

$2.70 €2.29

-72.59%

Potato (1kg)

$0.65 IQD 847

$2.05 €1.74

-68.29%

Onion (1kg)

$0.67 IQD 879

$1.78 €1.51

-62.36%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.67 IQD 882

$1.47 €1.25

-54.42%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.66 IQD 870

$0.91 €0.77

-27.47%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.14 IQD 2,806

$7.01 €5.95

-69.47%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.65 IQD 17.9K

$7.59 €6.43

79.84%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.84 IQD 2,410

$1.44 €1.22

27.78%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.08 IQD 2,718

$2.32 €1.97

-10.34%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.75 IQD 978

$2.94 €2.49

-74.49%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$27.79 IQD 36.4K

$29.38 €24.91

-5.41%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.89 IQD 5,095

$4.53 €3.84

-14.13%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.48 IQD 1,933

$2.14 €1.81

-30.84%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.80 IQD 10.2K

$28.97 €24.56

-73.08%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.52 IQD 686

$1.89 €1.61

-72.49%

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

$20.4K IQD 26.7M

$39.0K €33.1K

-47.86%

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

$20.1K IQD 26.3M

$32.4K €27.5K

-38.09%

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

$175 IQD 229.8K

$189 €160

-7.05%

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

$26.25 IQD 34.4K

$22.24 €18.86

18.03%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.78 IQD 52.1K

$36.57 €31.01

8.78%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.63 IQD 54.5K

$58.0 €49.21

-28.26%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.62 IQD 24.4K

$21.30 €18.06

-12.58%

Cinema Ticket

$7.79 IQD 10.2K

$11.01 €9.34

-29.25%

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

$167 IQD 218.5K

$731 €620

-77.17%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,567 IQD 4.7M

$14.8K €12.6K

-75.95%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$28.85 IQD 37.8K

$89.3 €75.7

-67.69%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.96 IQD 40.5K

$37.38 €31.70

-17.17%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$65.7 IQD 86.0K

$105 €88.7

-37.24%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$43.80 IQD 57.3K

$116 €98.6

-62.34%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$555 IQD 727.0K

$1,551 €1,315

-64.19%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$325 IQD 425.5K

$1,216 €1,031

-73.27%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$836 IQD 1.1M

$2,799 €2,373

-70.12%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$591 IQD 774.1K

$2,008 €1,703

-70.56%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,872 IQD 5.1M

$7,161 €6,072

-45.93%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,452 IQD 1.9M

$5,021 €4,258

-71.07%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$627 IQD 820.4K

$2,462 €2,088

-74.55%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.67

3.39

67.26%

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

Last update for Baghdad: April 13, 2026

Last update for Barcelona: April 13, 2026

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