Cost of Living Comparison Between Karbala and Baghdad Cost of Living Comparison Between Karbala and Baghdad

🙂 Solo nomad: Karbala is 18.5% cheaper than Baghdad without rent, and 38.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Karbala is 21.3% cheaper than Baghdad without rent, and 38.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.06 IQD 6,634

$5.27 IQD 6,914

-3.98%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$15.45 IQD 20.3K

$36.93 IQD 48.4K

-58.16%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.44 IQD 7,131

$7.47 IQD 9,802

-27.18%

Cappuccino

$1.59 IQD 2,081

$2.96 IQD 3,875

-46.28%

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

$0.39 IQD 515

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.28 IQD 364

$0.19 IQD 251

47.37%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.96 IQD 2,568

$3.34 IQD 4,379

-41.32%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.81 IQD 3,688

$2.83 IQD 3,713

-0.71%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.17 IQD 1,541

$1.30 IQD 1,708

-10.00%

White Bread (500g)

$0.74 IQD 973

$0.79 IQD 1,035

-6.33%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.50 IQD 1,972

$1.64 IQD 2,147

-8.54%

Eggs

$1.74 IQD 2,285

$1.80 IQD 2,362

-3.33%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.22 IQD 6,847

$4.40 IQD 5,768

18.64%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.66 IQD 6,110

$5.00 IQD 6,556

-6.80%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.88 IQD 13.0K

$14.34 IQD 18.8K

-31.10%

Apples (1kg)

$0.92 IQD 1,205

$1.27 IQD 1,661

-27.56%

Banana (1kg)

$1.04 IQD 1,364

$1.21 IQD 1,581

-14.05%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.95 IQD 1,250

$1.06 IQD 1,389

-10.38%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.72 IQD 941

$0.71 IQD 929

1.41%

Potato (1kg)

$0.69 IQD 905

$0.70 IQD 920

-1.43%

Onion (1kg)

$0.55 IQD 716

$0.66 IQD 866

-16.67%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.60 IQD 784

$0.67 IQD 880

-10.45%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.59 IQD 776

$0.65 IQD 856

-9.23%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.94 IQD 2,549

$2.14 IQD 2,801

-9.35%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.61 IQD 15.2K

$11.72 IQD 15.4K

-0.94%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.07 IQD 1,404

$1.82 IQD 2,390

-41.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.09 IQD 2,741

$2.15 IQD 2,817

-2.79%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.37 IQD 480

$0.76 IQD 991

-51.32%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$31.68 IQD 41.5K

$28.07 IQD 36.8K

12.86%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.27 IQD 2,979

$3.90 IQD 5,111

-41.79%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.55 IQD 2,035

$1.54 IQD 2,019

0.65%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.82 IQD 10.2K

$7.61 IQD 9,985

2.76%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.48 IQD 635

$0.56 IQD 734

-14.29%

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

$11.5K IQD 15.1M

$19.7K IQD 25.8M

-41.56%

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

$14.5K IQD 19.0M

$19.9K IQD 26.2M

-27.20%

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

$71.5 IQD 93.7K

$176 IQD 231.2K

-59.45%

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

$24.91 IQD 32.7K

$25.82 IQD 33.9K

-3.52%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$49.60 IQD 65.0K

$40.52 IQD 53.1K

22.41%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$22.92 IQD 30.1K

$41.63 IQD 54.6K

-44.94%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.88 IQD 22.1K

$18.47 IQD 24.2K

-8.61%

Cinema Ticket

$8.92 IQD 11.7K

$7.87 IQD 10.3K

13.34%

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

$124 IQD 163.2K

$168 IQD 220.6K

-26.02%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$798 IQD 1.0M

$3,602 IQD 4.7M

-77.85%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$17.01 IQD 22.3K

$28.20 IQD 37.0K

-39.68%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$13.92 IQD 18.2K

$30.72 IQD 40.3K

-54.69%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$30.65 IQD 40.2K

$64.5 IQD 84.5K

-52.46%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$32.35 IQD 42.4K

$43.42 IQD 56.9K

-25.50%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$255 IQD 334.5K

$540 IQD 708.0K

-52.76%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$148 IQD 193.6K

$323 IQD 423.1K

-54.25%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$350 IQD 458.7K

$843 IQD 1.1M

-58.49%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$248 IQD 324.8K

$590 IQD 773.3K

-58.00%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$990 IQD 1.3M

$3,751 IQD 4.9M

-73.60%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$328 IQD 430.7K

$1,448 IQD 1.9M

-77.31%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$483 IQD 633.8K

$620 IQD 813.7K

-22.10%

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 Karbala: January 11, 2026

Last update for Baghdad: January 12, 2026

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