Baghdad vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baghdad	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2187	$1375
🏠 One person rent	$501	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$399
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$37.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$648	$218
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	59	16
😀 Quality of life	60	50
🏙️ Population	8.13M	317K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 74% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 5729th and 8303rd ($976 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.7 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 5887th and 6661st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Baghdad	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.76	$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.88	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$801	$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$534	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.77%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$1376
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1633	$854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24	$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$7.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$7.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$7.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.5	$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.75	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.34	$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.8	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.5	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3494	$4989

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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 Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$546
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1851
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$492
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$2015
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1502
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1491
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1643
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$474
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$2065
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$496
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1863
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1992
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2323
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1825
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2341
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$499
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2020
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$501
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1174
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1173
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$507
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$500
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1273
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$788
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$499
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$421
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1851
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1844
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1911
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786