Baghdad vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baghdad	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$952	$1170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2143	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$487	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$799	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$473
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$511	$862
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	59	3
😀 Quality of life	59	38
🏙️ Population	8.13M	20K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 19% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 6017th and 4844th ($952 vs $1170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.7 months in Castries. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Castries ranked 2nd in Saint Lucia, while ranked 6062nd and 8195th 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	$4.18	$7.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.3	$58.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.61	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.8	$2.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$296	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$1074
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.8	$40.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	7.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3571	$2032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1441	$1444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$7.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$5.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.92	$7.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.52	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$4.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.71	$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.6	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$175	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3441	$9156

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$776
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$958
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$836
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$669
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$822
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$609
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$667
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$771
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$681
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$554
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$570
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$633
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$475
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$627
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$652
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$581
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$657
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$946
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$511
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$680
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$664
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$831
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$434
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$495
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$498
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$546
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$437
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$413
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$569
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$574
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$494
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$390
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$499
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$616
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$428
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$460
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$493
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$513

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$989
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1012
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1079
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1078
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1733
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1136
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1166
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1145
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1232
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1332
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1010
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$699
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$641
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$679
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$844
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$767
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$771
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$888
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2293
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$675
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022