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Beirut vs. Baghdad Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 83.1% more expensive than Baghdad.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 58.0% more in Beirut
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Beirut
Housing: pay 29.3% more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 88.6% more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.7% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 86.9% more in Beirut

The cost of restaurants, transportation, childcare, clothing, groceries, and housing in Beirut are more expensive than in Baghdad. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Baghdad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beirut instead of Baghdad, you would:

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Baghdad	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.38 IQD5,730	$10.82 LBP967,408	+147.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.58 IQD9,920	$8.00 LBP715,254	+5.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 IQD498	$1.76 LBP156,959	+361.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.21 IQD269	$0.76 LBP68,173	+271.2%
Average			+196.2%

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pay 58.0% more for groceries

	Baghdad	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 IQD1,082	$0.75 LBP66,903	-9.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.28 IQD2,976	$5.06 LBP452,622	+122.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 IQD6,207	$6.20 LBP554,263	+30.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.69 IQD2,213	$3.05 LBP272,840	+80.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 IQD2,700	$4.28 LBP383,013	+107.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 IQD734	$0.92 LBP81,818	+63.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 IQD655	$0.66 LBP59,311	+32.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 IQD596	$0.60 LBP53,870	+32.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 IQD430	$0.51 LBP45,189	+53.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD390	$0.42 LBP37,209	+39.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD387	$0.55 LBP49,244	+86.3%
Average			+58.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Baghdad	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.06 IQD2,693	$3.51 LBP313,449	+70.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.75 IQD29,759	$72.50 LBP6,481,989	+218.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,202.83 IQD23,807,546	$35,000.00 LBP3,129,236,252	+92.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.93 IQD20,832	$19.00 LBP1,698,728	+19.3%
Average			+100.1%

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pay 29.3% more for housing

	Baghdad	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.71 IQD54,559	$37.92 LBP3,390,579	-9.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$412.41 IQD539,390	$842.31 LBP75,307,993	+104.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.42 IQD371,993	$372.22 LBP33,279,179	+30.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$152.68 IQD199,686	$139.38 LBP12,461,100	-8.7%
Average			+29.3%

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pay 88.6% more for childcare

	Baghdad	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.78 IQD233,824	$362.50 LBP32,409,947	+102.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,548.47 IQD4,641,054	$6,187.50 LBP553,204,266	+74.4%
Average			+88.6%

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pay 22.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Baghdad	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.79 IQD4,960	$4.00 LBP357,627	+5.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.15 IQD4,114	$3.28 LBP293,667	+4.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.09 IQD2,728	$2.55 LBP227,987	+22.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.30 IQD57,943	$66.33 LBP5,930,648	+49.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 IQD9,920	$10.00 LBP894,068	+31.8%
Average			+22.7%

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pay 86.9% more for clothing

	Baghdad	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.20 IQD38,191	$59.38 LBP5,308,526	+103.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.03 IQD47,119	$50.00 LBP4,470,338	+38.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.68 IQD89,829	$120.56 LBP10,778,480	+75.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.75 IQD58,527	$102.86 LBP9,196,123	+129.9%
Average			+86.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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