Baghdad vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$1747
🏠 One person rent
$446
$398
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$699
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$362
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
57
44
😀 Quality of life
58
57
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.19M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 24% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 6120th and 6893rd ($918 vs $743) 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 6065th and 6164th 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
$3.8
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$37.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
20.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$1076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$4.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$41.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$5611

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$761
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$961
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$672
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$823
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$588
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$688
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$768
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$555
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$631
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$630
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$646
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$507
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$583
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$669
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$845
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$492
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$588
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$497
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$540
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$433
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$409
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$560
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$566
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$492
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$402
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$494
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$619
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$430
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$457
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$489
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$508

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$501
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$615
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$787
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$884
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$573
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$762
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$445
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$451
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$562
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$648
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$680
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$651
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$525
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$754
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$618
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$626
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$844
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$620
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$468
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$600
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$650
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$603
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$625
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$480
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$559
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$658
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$614
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$555
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$544
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$712
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$674
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$680
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$475