Baghdad vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baghdad	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$859	$557
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2087	$1373
🏠 One person rent	$386	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$730	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$36.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$421
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	59	17
😀 Quality of life	52	34
🏙️ Population	8.13M	317K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 54% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 6246th and 8211th ($859 vs $557) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.8 months in Port Moresby. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 6059th and 7532nd 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	$4.99	$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.14	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$841	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$509	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$61.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.71%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.5	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.46	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$4.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.22	$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$18.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$4.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$32.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$153	$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3224	$3923

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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 Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$541
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1442
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$459
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1303
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1459
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1464
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1615
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$522
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1756
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$532
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1754
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1925
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2491
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1877
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2141
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$535
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$3054
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$511
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1168
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1169
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$521
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$512
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1289
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$629
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$511
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$2349
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$466
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1693
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1700
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1755
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661