Ankara vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1033
$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2700
$2187
🏠 One person rent
$501
$501
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.6
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1082
$648
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
97
59
😀 Quality of life
75
60
🏙️ Population
5.8M
8.13M

The cost of living in Ankara is 6% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 5311th and 5729th ($1033 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Turkey and Iraq, respectively. Check Turkey vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ankara compared to 0.7 months in Baghdad. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 1642nd and 5887th 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
$9.54
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.5
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.07
$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.19
$3.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1026
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.6
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
44.56%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$4012
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1148
$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$4.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$2.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.75
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.63
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.94
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$743
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17149
$3494

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$662
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$752
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$707
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$713
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$672
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$557
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$716
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$656
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$701
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$645
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$702
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$747
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$725
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$724
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$710
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$598
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$740
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$764
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$606
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$812
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$686
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$899
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$761
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$807
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$777
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$662
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$738
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$824
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$790
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$763
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$678
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$916
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$634
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$425
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$651
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$506
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$702
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$866

Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469