Asmara vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2187
🏠 One person rent
$212
$501
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
9
59
😀 Quality of life
15
60
🏙️ Population
963K
8.13M

The cost of living in Asmara is 47% less expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 8615th and 5729th ($513 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.7 months in Baghdad. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 9202nd and 5887th 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
$3.14
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$3.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$4012
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$4.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$2.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$3494

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$481
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$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045

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$771
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$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
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$408
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$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469