Baghdad vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$386
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$883
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$274
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
59
44
😀 Quality of life
52
55
🏙️ Population
8.13M
4.72M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 19% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 6246th and 6805th ($859 vs $722) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Iraq and Tanzania, respectively. Check Iraq vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 6059th and 5882nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$2.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$1146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$58.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$5041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$5974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$10.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$8603

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$737
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$959
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$655
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$811
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$579
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$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

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$736
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$675
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$639
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$601
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$560
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$564
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$502
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
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$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1394
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$518
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$1190
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$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$516
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1079
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$498
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$511
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$509
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$559
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$509
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$509