Almaty vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$859
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$2087
🏠 One person rent
$499
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$730
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$476
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
50
59
😀 Quality of life
65
52
🏙️ Population
1.92M
8.13M

The cost of living in Almaty is 10% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 6015th and 6246th ($941 vs $859) 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 0.6 months in Baghdad. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 4176th and 6059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Baghdad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$4.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$7.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$841
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$509
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
7.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$25.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$3224

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518