Baghdad vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$1788
🏠 One person rent
$487
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$358
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
59
44
😀 Quality of life
59
56
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.19M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 26% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 6017th and 6948th ($952 vs $757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and Kyrgyzstan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Kyrgyzstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.5 months in Bishkek. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Bishkek ranked 1st in Kyrgyzstan, while ranked 6062nd and 6280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Bishkek

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Baghdad Bishkek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$6.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$1674
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$1147
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$3.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$215
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$6484

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$503
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$621
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$866
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$974
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$533
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$580
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$842
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$477
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$447
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$561
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$653
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$679
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$565
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$575
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$562
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$736
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$661
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$619
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$827
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$609
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$505
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$590
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$635
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$585
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$564
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$521
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$575
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$653
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$556
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$553
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$557
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$735
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$692
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$702
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$484