Ashgabat vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$2143
🏠 One person rent
$887
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$799
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$511
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
7
59
😀 Quality of life
48
59
🏙️ Population
1.03M
8.13M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 90% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 2849th and 6017th ($1806 vs $952) 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 6881st and 6062nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Baghdad

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Ashgabat Baghdad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$7.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$3.8
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$3571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$1441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$4.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$2.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$7.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$3441

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1763
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513