Ashgabat vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$2122
🏠 One person rent
$836
$417
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$538
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
7
59
😀 Quality of life
30
51
🏙️ Population
828K
6.96M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 88% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 2737th and 6005th ($1679 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkmenistan and Iraq, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.6 months in Baghdad. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 8379th and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Baghdad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$2.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
8.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$2553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$1189
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$4.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$2253

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$1648
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$487
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1642
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$427
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$489
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$532
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1644
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$576
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$661
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1657
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$640
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$427
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$558
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$434
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$519
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$399
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$554
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$619
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$416
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$633
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$655
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$446
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$636
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$700
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$616
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$653
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$655
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$655
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$651
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$653
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$693
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$651

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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