Asmara vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$904
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$2108
🏠 One person rent
$224
$423
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$724
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$568
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
8
60
😀 Quality of life
27
54
🏙️ Population
963K
8.13M

The cost of living in Asmara is 42% less expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 8486th and 6020th ($520 vs $904) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Eritrea and Iraq, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.6 months in Baghdad. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 8455th and 5970th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Baghdad

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Asmara Baghdad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$3.92
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$818
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$81
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$35.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$2856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$4.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$2.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$7.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$3882

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$487
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$486
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$662
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1006
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$897
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$943
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$752
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$838
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$482
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$910
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1003
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$902
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$482
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$546
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$481
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$507
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$496
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1131
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$486
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$542
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$540
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$937
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$571
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$905
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$877
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$979
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$888
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1146
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$908
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$756
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$860
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$503
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$718
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$518
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$764

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$752
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$960
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$833
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$659
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$817
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$580
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$651
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$680
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$570
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$587
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$641
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$626
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$659
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$508
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$582
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$676
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
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$536
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$683
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$672
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$854
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$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$531
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$597
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$533
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$554
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$476
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$458
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$577
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$583
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$536
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$672
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$505
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$646
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$443
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$469
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$540
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513