Baghdad vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$799
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$2068
🏠 One person rent
$446
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$605
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$288
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
57
45
😀 Quality of life
58
59
🏙️ Population
8.13M
4.72M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 15% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 6120th and 6675th ($918 vs $799) 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 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 6065th and 6017th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$55.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$84.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$1361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$1189
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$6.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$87.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$40.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$435
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$17749

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$761
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$961
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$672
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$823
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$588
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$688
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$768
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$555
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$631
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$630
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$646
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$507
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$583
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$669
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$845
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$492
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$588
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$497
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$540
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$433
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$409
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$560
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$566
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$492
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$402
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$494
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$619
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$430
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$457
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$489
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$508

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Distance City Cost of living
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$609
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$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$533
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$612
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$420
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$811
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$495
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$460
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1207
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$549
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$503
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1207
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$565
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$656
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1168
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$543
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$528
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$519
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$511
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$888
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$592
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$623
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$493
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$654
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$582
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$687
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$578
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$688
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$687