Asmara vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$859
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$2087
🏠 One person rent
$228
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$730
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$476
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
8
59
😀 Quality of life
27
52
🏙️ Population
963K
8.13M

The cost of living in Asmara is 39% less expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 8485th and 6246th ($524 vs $859) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Eritrea and Iraq, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 8376th and 6059th 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
$2.97
$4.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$7.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$841
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$509
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
7.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$25.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$3224

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$490
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$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$686
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$946
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$935
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$584
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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$737
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$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
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$655
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$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
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$569
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$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
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$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
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$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
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$680
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$513
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$652
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$453
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$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518