Asmara vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$2122
🏠 One person rent
$212
$417
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$538
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
8
59
😀 Quality of life
17
51
🏙️ Population
963K
6.96M

The cost of living in Asmara is 44% less expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 8513th and 6005th ($498 vs $894) 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 0.7 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 9076th and 6198th 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
$2.87
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
8.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$2553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1189
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$4.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$5.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$2253

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$466
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$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$800
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1061
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$899
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702

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$751
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$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
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$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
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$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511