Baghdad vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$417
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$328
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
59
43
😀 Quality of life
51
53
🏙️ Population
6.96M
1.12M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 37% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 6005th and 7174th ($894 vs $653) 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 0.6 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 6198th and 6097th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Bishkek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$17.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$27.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
17.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$1073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$7.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$8.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$5.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$3.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$1.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$35.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$5913

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$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562