Baghdad vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$1392
🏠 One person rent
$487
$243
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$405
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$197
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
16
😀 Quality of life
59
49
🏙️ Population
8.13M
317K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 66% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 6017th and 8199th ($952 vs $572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and Papua New Guinea, respectively. Check Iraq vs Papua New Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.3 months in Port Moresby. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 6062nd and 6768th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Port Moresby

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Baghdad Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$5.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$64.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$1396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$7.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$4671

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi Lae
$558
841 km or 523 mi Cairns
$1695
1050 km or 652 mi Jayapura
$506
1088 km or 676 mi Townsville
$1839
1404 km or 872 mi Honiara
$1422
1489 km or 925 mi Auki
$1422
1586 km or 986 mi Rockhampton
$1635
1656 km or 1029 mi Gladstone
$1640
1734 km or 1077 mi Manokwari
$494
1796 km or 1116 mi Bundaberg
$1727
1810 km or 1125 mi Darwin
$1861
1859 km or 1155 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
2003 km or 1244 mi Sorong
$506
2008 km or 1248 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
2026 km or 1259 mi Caloundra
$1864
2049 km or 1273 mi Caboolture
$1988
2071 km or 1287 mi Toowoomba
$1766
2093 km or 1301 mi Brisbane
$2269
2101 km or 1306 mi Ipswich
$1813
2119 km or 1317 mi Alice Springs
$1590
2157 km or 1341 mi Southport
$2352
2163 km or 1344 mi Gold Coast
$2528
2192 km or 1362 mi Ambon
$506
2235 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$2703
2273 km or 1413 mi Luganville
$2062
2276 km or 1414 mi Baucau
$512
2342 km or 1455 mi Melekeok
$1176
2343 km or 1456 mi Ngerulmud
$1175
2371 km or 1473 mi Dili
$522
2376 km or 1477 mi Ainaro
$513
2384 km or 1481 mi Armidale
$1288
2397 km or 1489 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
2403 km or 1493 mi Yaren
$783
2407 km or 1496 mi Maliana
$514
2461 km or 1529 mi Port Vila
$2068
2470 km or 1535 mi Ternate
$437
2487 km or 1545 mi Paita
$1865
2495 km or 1550 mi Dumbea
$1865
2502 km or 1554 mi Noumea
$1928
2512 km or 1561 mi Port Macquarie
$1796