Baghdad vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$1726
🏠 One person rent
$423
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$727
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$385
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
60
43
😀 Quality of life
54
52
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.15M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 27% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 6020th and 6826th ($904 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 5970th and 6118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Bishkek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$5.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$897
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$30.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
19.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$1273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$5.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$7.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$1.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$3.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$3972

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Distance City Cost of living
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$752
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$659
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$817
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$580
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$651
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$680
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$570
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$587
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$641
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$626
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$659
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$508
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$582
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$672
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$854
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$531
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$597
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$533
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$554
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$476
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$458
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$577
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$583
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$536
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$672
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$505
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$646
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$443
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$469
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$540
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$674
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$667
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$607
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$785
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$881
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$623
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$637
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$652
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$749
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$441
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$477
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$430
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$538
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$591
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$626
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$619
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$634
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$569
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$444
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$624
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$613
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$853
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$613
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$501
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$614
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$615
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$623
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$610
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$512
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$543
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$613
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$601
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$507
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$531
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$605
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$602
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$593
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$472