Baghdad vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$1921
🏠 One person rent
$386
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$39
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$591
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
59
43
😀 Quality of life
52
64
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.08M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 10% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 6246th and 6525th ($859 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Iraq and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 6059th and 4508th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$33.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$50.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
16.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$1129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$9.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$209
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$6243

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$615
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$534
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$630
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$520
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$556
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$556
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$575
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$406
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$524
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$508
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$628
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$782
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$605
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$490
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$698
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$550
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$533
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$586
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$531
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$519
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$619
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$649
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$451
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$539
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$532
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$791
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$461
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$710
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$701
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$681
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$357
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$653
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$838
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$673
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$941
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$595