Baghdad vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baghdad	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$894	$1218
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2122	$3094
🏠 One person rent	$417	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$762	$1104
🍽️ Food expenses	$251	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$850
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	59	27
😀 Quality of life	51	54
🏙️ Population	6.96M	545K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 27% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 6005th and 4384th ($894 vs $1218) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Iraq vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.7 months in Port of Spain. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 6198th and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Port of Spain

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	Baghdad	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.94	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$86.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.3	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.7	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.2	$56.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.03%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2553	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.45	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.22	$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.1	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.7	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2253	$2991

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$751
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$951
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$828
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$658
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$827
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$582
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$667
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$766
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$684
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$559
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$569
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$649
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$507
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$637
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$629
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$535
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$594
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$736
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$827
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$532
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$685
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$671
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$864
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$426
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$538
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$555
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$548
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$550
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$465
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$440
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$568
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$577
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$557
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$653
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$502
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$626
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$656
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$436
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$580
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$511

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1217
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$898
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1099
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1069
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1069
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$748
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$710
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$654
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$666
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1008
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$686
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$993
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$760
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$637
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1294
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$608
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$719
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$769
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$700
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1108
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$707
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$834
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$823
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$823
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$928
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$812