Cost of living comparison
Port Of Spain is 95.7% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.31
IQD6,980
|
$10.24
TTD69.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD554
|
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD249
|
$0.81
TTD5.54
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
IQD1,151
|
$2.57
TTD17.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
IQD3,125
|
$3.93
TTD26.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
IQD6,738
|
$9.37
TTD63.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,391
|
$4.45
TTD30.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
IQD2,916
|
$4.26
TTD29.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD675
|
$2.23
TTD15.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD676
|
$1.11
TTD7.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD610
|
$1.86
TTD12.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD404
|
$2.21
TTD15.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD390
|
$0.62
TTD4.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.76
TTD5.18
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.78
IQD2,344
|
$4.10
TTD27.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.77
IQD29,914
|
$96.55
TTD657.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,213.31
IQD23,930,928
|
$33,646.13
TTD229,146.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
IQD20,940
|
$10.97
TTD74.72
|
|
pay 29.0% more for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.21
IQD46,264
|
$57.56
TTD392.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$443.62
IQD582,890
|
$638.18
TTD4,346.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.28
IQD347,241
|
$426.67
TTD2,905.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.01
IQD148,480
|
$53.54
TTD364.61
|
|
pay 39.2% more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.43
IQD213,418
|
$229.42
TTD1,562.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,438.23
IQD4,517,573
|
$4,719.60
TTD32,142.79
|
|
pay 48.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
$1.76
TTD11.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
IQD3,802
|
$3.57
TTD24.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
$5.85
TTD39.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
IQD38,898
|
$50.74
TTD345.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
$8.78
TTD59.78
|
|
pay 86.7% more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Port Of Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
IQD37,741
|
$55.89
TTD380.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.03
IQD44,715
|
$40.64
TTD276.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.01
IQD80,159
|
$104.84
TTD714.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.35
IQD54,334
|
$107.85
TTD734.54
|
|
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