Baghdad vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$720
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$2111
🏠 One person rent
$417
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$255
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
59
44
😀 Quality of life
51
55
🏙️ Population
6.96M
4.72M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 24% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 6005th and 6696th ($894 vs $720) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 6198th and 5965th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$7.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$924
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$5163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$6621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$3.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$3.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$328
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$14488

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$751
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$951
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$658
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$827
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$582
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$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
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$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511

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$762
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$706
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$600
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$622
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$493
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$581
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$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
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$441
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$1165
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$405
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$1506
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$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
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$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
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$542
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$446
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$547
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$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449