Asmara vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$2092
🏠 One person rent
$227
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$728
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$502
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
8
57
😀 Quality of life
14
58
🏙️ Population
963K
8.13M

The cost of living in Asmara is 42% less expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 8435th and 6120th ($533 vs $918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Eritrea and Iraq, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.5 months in Baghdad. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 9205th and 6065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Baghdad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$3.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$3092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$4.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$2.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$7.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$179
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$3566

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$498
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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
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$826
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$971
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$1016
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$925
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$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

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$761
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$961
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$833
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$672
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$823
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$588
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$688
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$768
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$555
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
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$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
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$672
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$946
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$509
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$681
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$669
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$845
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$434
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$492
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$588
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$497
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$540
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$433
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$409
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$560
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$566
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$492
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$402
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$494
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$619
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$430
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$457
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$489
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$508