Ankara vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$800
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2026
$2122
🏠 One person rent
$408
$417
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.8
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$688
$538
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
59
😀 Quality of life
72
51
🏙️ Population
5.5M
6.96M

The cost of living in Ankara is 11% less expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 6390th and 6005th ($800 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Turkey and Iraq, respectively. Check Turkey vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 0.6 months in Baghdad. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 2095th and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Baghdad

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Ankara Baghdad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$2.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.18
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$865
$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
37.56%
8.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1602
$2553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1094
$1189
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.99
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$4.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$5.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.75
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.36
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.41
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.75
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.6
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.7
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$462
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7644
$2253

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$463
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$591
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$556
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$519
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$522
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$519
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$512
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$438
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$555
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$490
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$567
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$558
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$397
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$498
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$616
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$421
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$586
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$646
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$640
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$577
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$416
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$618
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$651
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$577
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$622
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$431
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$592
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$527
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$558
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$642
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$539
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$551
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$582
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$513
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$574
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$468
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$556
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$772

Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511