Baghdad vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baghdad	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$918	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2092	$2980
🏠 One person rent	$446	$586
🏘️ Family rent	$728	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$502	$917
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	57	26
😀 Quality of life	58	54
🏙️ Population	8.13M	84.1K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 26% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 6120th and 4606th ($918 vs $1248) 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 0.5 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 6065th and 6345th 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	$3.8	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.3	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.59	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.83	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$673	$1336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3092	$4481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1298	$1779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$9.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$9.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$5.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.54	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$9.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.9	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3566	$8058

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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 of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1213
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1007
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1111
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1075
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1076
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$764
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$697
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$838
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$638
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$988
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$688
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$988
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$784
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1463
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$908
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$760
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$736
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1169
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$803
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1008
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$894
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1151
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$757