Baghdad vs Bridgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baghdad	Bridgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$918	$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2092	$3122
🏠 One person rent	$446	$606
🏘️ Family rent	$728	$937
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$550
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$502	$1469
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	57	17
😀 Quality of life	58	54
🏙️ Population	8.13M	110K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 32% less expensive than in Bridgetown. Cities ranked 6120th and 4366th ($918 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Iraq and Barbados, respectively. Check Iraq vs Barbados comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1.1 months in Bridgetown. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Bridgetown ranked 1st in Barbados, while ranked 6065th and 6359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Bridgetown

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	Baghdad	Bridgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.8	$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.3	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.59	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.83	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$673	$1447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	5.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3092	$3518
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1298	$3517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$56.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$3.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$4.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$2.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$19.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.54	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$8.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.9	$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3566	$6529

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$761
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$961
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$833
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$672
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$823
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$588
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$688
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$768
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$677
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$555
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$570
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$631
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$474
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$630
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$646
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$507
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$583
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$672
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$946
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$509
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$681
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$845
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$434
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$492
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$588
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$497
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$540
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$433
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$409
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$560
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$566
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$492
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$402
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$494
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$619
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$430
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$457
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$489
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$508

Cities near Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1463
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$988
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$988
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1169
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1076
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1111
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1075
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1008
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1213
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$1007
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1659
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$697
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1135
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1131
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$638
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$610
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$764
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$838
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1336
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$688
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1338
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$760
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$784
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$908
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$674
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$642
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$736