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One page of sourced numbers per city: what a day costs, what the travel advisory says, and which months score best on the weather.

Data: GeoNames, Open-Meteo, World Bank, US State Department, UK FCDO.

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Iraq: travel cost, safety and best time to visit, by city (2026)

1 city in Iraq are in the index. Baghdad is the cheapest of them on a mid-range day.

Travel advisories for Iraq

Both advisories below are issued for Iraq as a whole, not for any one city on this page.

US State Department

Level 4 – Do not travel

Do Not Travel

Advisory dated August 29, 2026

Read the advisory for Iraq

UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Last updated July 22, 2026

The FCDO publishes travel advice for Iraq as a whole, including safety and security, entry rules and health.

Read the FCDO advice for Iraq

Cities in Iraq

Daily cost is a mid-range estimate per personestimate; the advisory applies to the whole country.
CityMid-range per dayUS advisoryBest monthsPopulation
Baghdad$105Level 4Mar, Apr, Oct and Nov7.2M

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City pages

  • Baghdad

Rankings

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Sources

  • GeoNames city database — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 14, 2026
  • Open-Meteo climate archive — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 21, 2026
  • World Bank price level and exchange rate — CC BY 4.0, data year 2025
  • US State Department travel advisories — public domain, fetched September 21, 2026
  • UK FCDO foreign travel advice — Open Government Licence v3, fetched September 21, 2026

Dates are the most recent fetch across the cities on this page. Every sentence here is generated from the data by rule, with no AI writing; the formulas are public.