Baghdad vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baghdad	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$859	$1159
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2087	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$386	$524
🏘️ Family rent	$730	$829
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$73.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$1222
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	59	3
😀 Quality of life	52	35
🏙️ Population	8.13M	70K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 26% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 6246th and 4713th ($859 vs $1159) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Iraq and Saint Lucia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Saint Lucia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.1 months in Castries. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Castries ranked 1st in Saint Lucia, while ranked 6059th and 7462nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Castries

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	Baghdad	Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.99	$7.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.14	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$841	$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$509	$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$76.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.71%	7.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$1110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.5	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.46	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$7.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$6.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$4.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.22	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$5.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$153	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3224	$6685

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$737
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$959
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$827
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$655
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$811
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$579
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$648
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$762
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$675
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$566
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$585
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$636
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$495
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$631
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$675
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$498
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$586
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$651
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$963
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$569
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$680
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$876
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$449
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$581
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$596
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$597
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$559
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$490
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$466
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$583
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$588
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$615
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$680
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$513
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$652
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$453
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$470
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$667
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$518

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1004
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$981
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1003
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1061
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1065
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1594
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1101
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1081
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1084
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1164
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1241
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1242
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$964
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$719
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$692
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$691
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$871
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$770
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2561
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$821
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$704
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2295
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$627
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$662
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192