Baghdad vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baghdad	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$1178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2187	$2846
🏠 One person rent	$501	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$866
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$648	$1043
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	59	3
😀 Quality of life	60	39
🏙️ Population	8.13M	20K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 17% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 5729th and 4803rd ($976 vs $1178) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 0.9 months in Castries. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Castries ranked 2nd in Saint Lucia, while ranked 5887th and 7990th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Baghdad	Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.76	$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.88	$2.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$554
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$801	$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$534	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.77%	7.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$2132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1633	$1494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24	$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$7.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$7.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.5	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.75	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.34	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.8	$79.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3494	$9991

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$771
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$960
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$832
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$670
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$816
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$558
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$662
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$754
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$677
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$556
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$573
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$633
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$472
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$621
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$516
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$573
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$658
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$822
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$449
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$670
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$655
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$844
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$411
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$436
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$565
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$438
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$484
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$409
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$393
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$514
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$517
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$436
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$384
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$456
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$625
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$408
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$439
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$432
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$469

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1010
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1718
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1138
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1143
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1114
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1223
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1327
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1039
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$707
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$645
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$680
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$830
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$772
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$773
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$873
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2305
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$650
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$685
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120