Baghdad vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$1868
🏠 One person rent
$501
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$766
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$38
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$197
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
59
44
😀 Quality of life
60
53
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.19M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 24% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 5729th and 6825th ($976 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Iraq and Kyrgyzstan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Kyrgyzstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 0.2 months in Bishkek. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Bishkek ranked 1st in Kyrgyzstan, while ranked 5887th and 6437th 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
$4.76
$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$5.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$909
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$28.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$43.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
20.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$1669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$1152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$7494

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32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497