Baghdad vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$1730
🏠 One person rent
$446
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$623
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$598
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
57
42
😀 Quality of life
58
68
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.08M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 26% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 6120th and 6947th ($918 vs $729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Iraq and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 6065th and 4595th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$8.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
16.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$6.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$2.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$9.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$5235

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$486
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$575
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$685
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$522
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$529
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$530
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$520
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$786
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$506
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$495
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$618
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$681
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$510
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$675
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$909
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$548
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$829
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$446
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$828
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$763
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$468
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$802
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$813
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$563
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$754
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$480
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$762
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$445
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$743
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$962
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$501
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$745
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$532
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$787
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$613
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$884
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$525