Almaty vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$2092
🏠 One person rent
$477
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$728
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$502
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
52
57
😀 Quality of life
70
58
🏙️ Population
2.23M
8.13M

The cost of living in Almaty is 4% less expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 6307th and 6120th ($884 vs $918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.5 months in Baghdad. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 4103rd and 6065th 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
$6.77
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$3.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$3092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$4.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$2.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$7.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$179
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$3566

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

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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