Almaty vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$904
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$2108
🏠 One person rent
$464
$423
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$724
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$568
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
51
60
😀 Quality of life
66
54
🏙️ Population
2.23M
8.13M

The cost of living in Almaty is 3% less expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 6143rd and 6020th ($881 vs $904) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kazakhstan and Iraq, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.6 months in Baghdad. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 4016th and 5970th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Baghdad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.16
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$3.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$818
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$81
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$35.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$2856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$4.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$2.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$7.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$3882

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$619
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$538
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$624
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$634
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$441
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$531
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$477
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$430
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$601
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$538
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$591
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$626
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$569
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$613
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$444
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$512
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$562
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$571
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$853
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$613
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$501
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$614
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$460
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$615
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$623
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$512
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$651
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$766
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$680
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$570
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$587
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$641
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$467
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$626
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$659
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$508
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$582
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$676
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$963
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$536
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$683
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$672
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$449
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$531
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$597
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$533
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$554
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$476
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$458
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$577
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$583
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$536
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$672
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$505
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