Baghdad vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$2034
🏠 One person rent
$386
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$870
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$45.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$501
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
59
45
😀 Quality of life
52
54
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.96M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 5% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 6246th and 6377th ($859 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.6 months in Tashkent. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 6059th and 5908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$5.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$39.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
22.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$9093

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$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

Cities near Tashkent

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$429
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$660
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$596
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$658
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$671
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$666
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$663
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$667
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$468
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$527
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$473
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$469
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$532
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$664
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$461
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$519
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$419
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$530
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$653
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$672
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$567
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$645
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$655
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$435
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$452
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$710
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$681
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$533
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$467
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$673
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$661
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$457
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$450
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$654
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$639
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$838