Baghdad vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$1979
🏠 One person rent
$487
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$245
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
59
46
😀 Quality of life
59
58
🏙️ Population
8.13M
4.72M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 25% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 6017th and 6912th ($952 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and Tanzania, respectively. Check Iraq vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 6062nd and 6157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Dar es Salaam

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Baghdad Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$3.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$9.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$80.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$34.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
18.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$1540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$1090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$3.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$5.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$15015

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$776
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$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
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$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$588
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691