Baghdad vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$1972
🏠 One person rent
$501
$412
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$53.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$792
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
59
45
😀 Quality of life
60
69
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.08M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 19% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 5729th and 6663rd ($976 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Iraq and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 1 months in Nur-Sultan. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 5887th and 4272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Nur-Sultan

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Baghdad Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
15.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$6976

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$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
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$545
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$571
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$763
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$595
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$586
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$585
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$575
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$819
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$558
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$548
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$687
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$702
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$559
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$713
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$1024
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$602
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$786
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$492
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$954
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$780
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$535
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$785
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$935
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$615
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$757
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$549
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$876
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$488
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$789
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$1163
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$500
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$780
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$555
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$899
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$636
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$1014
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$553