Cost of Living Comparison Between Baghdad and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Baghdad and Lisbon

🙂 Solo nomad: Baghdad is 35.3% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 52.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Baghdad is 37.4% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 51.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.27 IQD 6,914

$16.17 €13.94

-67.41%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$36.93 IQD 48.4K

$63.5 €54.7

-41.82%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.47 IQD 9,802

$10.40 €8.96

-28.17%

Cappuccino

$2.96 IQD 3,875

$2.77 €2.38

6.86%

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

$0.39 IQD 515

$2.32 €2.00

-83.19%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.19 IQD 251

$1.54 €1.33

-87.66%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.34 IQD 4,379

$3.55 €3.06

-5.92%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.83 IQD 3,713

$3.90 €3.36

-27.44%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.30 IQD 1,708

$1.13 €0.98

15.04%

White Bread (500g)

$0.79 IQD 1,035

$1.83 €1.58

-56.83%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.64 IQD 2,147

$1.77 €1.53

-7.34%

Eggs

$1.80 IQD 2,362

$3.13 €2.70

-42.49%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.40 IQD 5,768

$13.19 €11.37

-66.64%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.00 IQD 6,556

$7.80 €6.73

-35.90%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.34 IQD 18.8K

$15.93 €13.73

-9.98%

Apples (1kg)

$1.27 IQD 1,661

$2.27 €1.96

-44.05%

Banana (1kg)

$1.21 IQD 1,581

$1.72 €1.48

-29.65%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.06 IQD 1,389

$1.98 €1.71

-46.46%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.71 IQD 929

$2.44 €2.10

-70.90%

Potato (1kg)

$0.70 IQD 920

$1.80 €1.55

-61.11%

Onion (1kg)

$0.66 IQD 866

$2.05 €1.77

-67.80%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.67 IQD 880

$1.91 €1.65

-64.92%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.65 IQD 856

$0.78 €0.68

-16.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.14 IQD 2,801

$6.65 €5.73

-67.82%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.72 IQD 15.4K

$5.67 €4.89

106.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.82 IQD 2,390

$1.33 €1.15

36.84%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.15 IQD 2,817

$3.00 €2.59

-28.33%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.76 IQD 991

$2.34 €2.02

-67.52%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.07 IQD 36.8K

$46.03 €39.68

-39.02%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.90 IQD 5,111

$4.25 €3.67

-8.24%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.54 IQD 2,019

$0.80 €0.69

92.50%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.61 IQD 9,985

$18.60 €16.03

-59.09%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.56 IQD 734

$2.07 €1.78

-72.95%

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

$19.7K IQD 25.8M

$34.2K €29.5K

-42.45%

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

$19.9K IQD 26.2M

$39.0K €33.6K

-48.89%

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

$176 IQD 231.2K

$147 €127

20.06%

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

$25.82 IQD 33.9K

$20.52 €17.69

25.83%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.52 IQD 53.1K

$40.18 €34.64

0.85%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.63 IQD 54.6K

$49.53 €42.70

-15.95%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.47 IQD 24.2K

$18.68 €16.10

-1.12%

Cinema Ticket

$7.87 IQD 10.3K

$9.10 €7.85

-13.52%

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

$168 IQD 220.6K

$613 €529

-72.57%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,602 IQD 4.7M

$16.3K €14.1K

-77.96%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$28.20 IQD 37.0K

$102 €88.2

-72.43%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.72 IQD 40.3K

$40.77 €35.14

-24.65%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$64.5 IQD 84.5K

$94.6 €81.6

-31.87%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$43.42 IQD 56.9K

$119 €102

-63.37%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$540 IQD 708.0K

$1,625 €1,401

-66.78%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$323 IQD 423.1K

$1,253 €1,080

-74.25%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$843 IQD 1.1M

$3,126 €2,695

-73.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$590 IQD 773.3K

$2,042 €1,760

-71.12%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,751 IQD 4.9M

$7,814 €6,735

-52.00%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,448 IQD 1.9M

$4,389 €3,783

-67.02%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$620 IQD 813.7K

$1,516 €1,307

-59.08%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.67

3.81

48.82%

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

Last update for Baghdad: January 12, 2026

Last update for Lisbon: January 11, 2026

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