Baghdad vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baghdad	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$859	$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2087	$1942
🏠 One person rent	$386	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$730	$656
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$522
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	59	27
😀 Quality of life	52	62
🏙️ Population	8.13M	149K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 4% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 6246th and 6351st ($859 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Iraq and Mauritius, respectively. Check Iraq vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 6059th and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Port Louis

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	Baghdad	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.99	$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.14	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$841	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$509	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.71%	6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.5	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.46	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.22	$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$153	$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3224	$3888

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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 Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$767
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$804
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$701
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$796
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$777
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1441
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1481
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$457
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$519
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$403
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1093
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1552
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1091
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1394
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1500
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$1190
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$670
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$500
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$498
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$591
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$516
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$515
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$736