Almaty vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

Almaty Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$775
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$434
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$643
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$534
$508
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
50
53
😀 Quality of life
64
53
🏙️ Population
1.92M
6.96M

The cost of living in Almaty is 0.3% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 6284th and 6294th ($775 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kazakhstan and Iraq, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.7 months in Baghdad. Almaty ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 4680th and 6053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Baghdad

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Almaty Baghdad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.39
$4.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$717
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.2
$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.3
$97.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.21%
8.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1594
$2033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1085
$919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.12
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.36
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$3.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$1.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$2.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.96
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$55.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5538
$1795

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$478
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$437
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$478
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$382
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$436
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$535
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$436
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$522
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$414
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$670
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$662
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$436
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$648
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$415
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$466
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$663
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$453
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$647
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$392
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$571
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$640
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$418
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$428
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$349
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$541
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$538
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$501
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$640
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$651
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$642
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$701
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$536
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$500
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$539
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$720
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$526
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$625
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$470
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$652
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$816

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$632
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$850
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$595
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$712
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$617
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$550
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$698
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$650
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$595
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$603
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$506
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$555
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$536
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$617
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$614
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$568
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$606
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$728
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$740
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$686
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$632
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$633
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$813
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$796
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$687
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$467
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$1029
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$650
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$689
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$502
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$615
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$606
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$694
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$606
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$664
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$619
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$932
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$447
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$689
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$689