Asuncion vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$2143
🏠 One person rent	$348	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$799
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$511
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	35	59
😀 Quality of life	57	59
🏙️ Population	462K	8.13M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 21% less expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 6973rd and 6017th ($752 vs $952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Paraguay and Iraq, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.5 months in Baghdad. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 6216th and 6062nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Baghdad

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	Asuncion	Baghdad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.88	$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$7.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$3571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$1441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$4.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$2.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$7.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$3441

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$720
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$744
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$429
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$643
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$457
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$652
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$622
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$398
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$619
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$385
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$649
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$712
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$474
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$469
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$629
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$654
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$607
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$633
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$568
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$670
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$622
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$633
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$585
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$566
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$584
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$663
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$713
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$513
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$628
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$1021
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$659
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$672
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$674
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$613
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$557
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$672
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$579
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$509
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$627
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$578

Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$776
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$958
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$836
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$669
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$822
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$609
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$667
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$771
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$681
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$554
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$570
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$633
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$475
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$627
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$652
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$581
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$657
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$946
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$511
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$680
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$664
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$831
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$434
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$495
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$498
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$546
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$437
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$413
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$569
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$574
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$494
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$390
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$499
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$616
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$428
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$460
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$493
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$513