Ankara vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1118
$918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2746
$2092
🏠 One person rent
$570
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$728
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.8
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$806
$502
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
57
😀 Quality of life
75
58
🏙️ Population
5.8M
8.13M

The cost of living in Ankara is 22% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 4905th and 6120th ($1118 vs $918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Turkey and Iraq, respectively. Check Turkey vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 0.5 months in Baghdad. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 2097th and 6065th 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
$9.47
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.6
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.33
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$3.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1084
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.2
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.8
$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
49.17%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1769
$3092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.01
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.85
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$4.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.88
$2.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.14
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.62
$7.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$155
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$179
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13974
$3566

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$700
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$780
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$759
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$655
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$750
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$578
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$786
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$695
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$800
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$713
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$697
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$745
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$777
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$838
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$820
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$686
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$547
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$670
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$664
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$837
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$612
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$852
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$725
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$985
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$779
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$838
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$781
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$696
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$754
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$835
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$819
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$787
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$690
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$1059
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$659
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$420
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$679
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$546
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$720
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$915

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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