Baghdad vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$1741
🏠 One person rent
$386
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$705
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$32.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$352
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
59
43
😀 Quality of life
52
51
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.15M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 21% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 6246th and 6863rd ($859 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 6059th and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Bishkek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$323
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$897
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
18.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$1190
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$6.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$5.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$1.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$1.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$4.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$6319

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$681
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$645
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$838
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$941
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$653
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$661
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$791
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$461
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$567
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$419
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$527
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$473
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$469
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$654
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$596
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$429
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$628
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$663
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$816
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$660
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$519
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$666
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$671
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$658
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$630
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$532
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$735
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$667
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$617
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$468
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$599
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$672
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$664
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$655
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$530