Ashgabat vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1833
$918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4223
$2092
🏠 One person rent
$893
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$1483
$728
🍽️ Food expenses
$782
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$747
$502
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
7
57
😀 Quality of life
49
58
🏙️ Population
1.03M
8.13M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 100% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 2595th and 6120th ($1833 vs $918) 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 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.5 months in Baghdad. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 6667th and 6065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Baghdad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.3
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$3.83
 Cappuccino
$7.08
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.16
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1020
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.2
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4806
$3092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2978
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.51
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.77
$16.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.77
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.17
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$4.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$2.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$7.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.8
$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$179
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25686
$3566

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$1774
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$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1796
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$489
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$512
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$503
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$506
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1654
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$564
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$658
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1770
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$643
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$477
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$542
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$509
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$530
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$433
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$588
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$598
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$512
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$604
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$628
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$432
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$607
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$684
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$588
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$622
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$638
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$623
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$624
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$635
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$704
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$640

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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