Ankara vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$907
$859
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2334
$2087
🏠 One person rent
$439
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$730
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$476
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
59
😀 Quality of life
73
52
🏙️ Population
5.8M
8.13M

The cost of living in Ankara is 6% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 6106th and 6246th ($907 vs $859) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Turkey and Iraq, respectively. Check Turkey vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 1608th and 6059th 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
$8.47
$4.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.36
$7.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$516
$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$841
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$509
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.5%
7.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1031
$924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.52
$25.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.85
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.6
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$493
$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9972
$3224

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$675
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$678
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$643
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$599
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$673
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$617
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$705
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$461
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$504
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$591
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$672
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$716
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$426
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$607
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$605
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$502
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$674
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$692
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$700
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$633
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$656
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$652
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$606
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$642
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$662
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$625
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$637
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$695
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$643
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$690
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$618
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$647
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$579
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$536
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$594
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$482
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$728
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$789

Cities near Baghdad

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