Baghdad vs Can Tho - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baghdad	Can Tho
🚶 Cost of living one person	$859	$469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2087	$1614
🏠 One person rent	$386	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$730	$646
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$44.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$170
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	59	18
😀 Quality of life	52	32
🏙️ Population	8.13M	1.25M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 83% more expensive than in Can Tho. Cities ranked 6246th and 8809th ($859 vs $469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 35th in Iraq and Vietnam, respectively. Check Iraq vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.4 months in Can Tho. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Can Tho ranked 19th in Vietnam, while ranked 6059th and 7844th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Can Tho

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	Baghdad	Can Tho
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.99	$1.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.14	$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$841	$810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$509	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.71%	9.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$2406
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$1321
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.5	$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.46	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$3.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.22	$1.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$20.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$3.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$153	$203
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3224	$7276

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Cities near Baghdad

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 Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$521
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$529
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$516
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$534
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$515
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$689
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$525
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$744
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$541
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$445
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$512
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$711
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$582
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$521
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$516
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$531
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$515
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$626
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$521
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$630
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$697
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$533
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$549
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$703
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$515
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$773
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$800
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$745
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$806