Baghdad vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baghdad	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$918	$566
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2092	$1365
🏠 One person rent	$446	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$728	$413
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$502	$214
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	57	17
😀 Quality of life	58	51
🏙️ Population	8.13M	317K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 62% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 6120th and 8120th ($918 vs $566) 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 0.4 months in Port Moresby. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 6065th and 6522nd 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	$3.8	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.3	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.59	$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.83	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$673	$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$62.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3092	$1469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1298	$954
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$7.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$7.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.54	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$4.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$20.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.9	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3566	$4033

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$761
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$961
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$833
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$672
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$823
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$588
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$688
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$768
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$677
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$555
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$570
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$631
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$474
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$630
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$646
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$507
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$583
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$672
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$946
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$509
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$681
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$845
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$434
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$492
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$588
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$497
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$540
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$433
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$409
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$560
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$566
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$492
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$402
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$494
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$619
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$430
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$457
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$489
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$508

Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$548
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1513
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$507
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1683
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1419
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1417
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1503
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$496
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1647
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$500
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1710
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1798
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2065
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1662
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2140
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$502
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$1882
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$513
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1176
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1175
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$520
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$513
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1184
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$733
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$512
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1884
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$447
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1807
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1811
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1878
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633