Baghdad vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1937
🏠 One person rent
$417
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$418
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
59
45
😀 Quality of life
51
55
🏙️ Population
6.96M
2.86M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 14% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 6005th and 6424th ($894 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.5 months in Tashkent. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 6198th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Tashkent

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Baghdad Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$6.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$1086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$687
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
21.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$3.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$3.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$3.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$4.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$8199

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511

Cities near Tashkent

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$416
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$682
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$651
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$692
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$682
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$680
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$674
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$473
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$558
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$479
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$488
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$582
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$647
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$479
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$564
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$434
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$562
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$532
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$638
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$475
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$529
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$629
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$416
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$399
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$653
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$560
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$640
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$445
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$398
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$504
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$437
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$446
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$671
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$658
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$935