Baghdad vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$2062
🏠 One person rent
$423
$423
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$748
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$323
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
60
44
😀 Quality of life
54
41
🏙️ Population
8.13M
4.72M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 11% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 6020th and 6399th ($904 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Iraq and Tanzania, respectively. Check Iraq vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 5970th and 6871st 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
$5.16
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.04
🥤 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
$440
$427
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$325
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$1029
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$551
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$68.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
19.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$3163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$5427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$4.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$21.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$39.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$19371

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BaghdadDar es Salaam

Cost of living

$349

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$651
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$766
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$570
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$587
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$641
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
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$626
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$659
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$508
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$582
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$676
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
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$683
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$672
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$854
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$531
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$597
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$533
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$554
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$476
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$458
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$577
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$583
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$536
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$672
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$505
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$646
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$443
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$469
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$540
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$513

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$552
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$523
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$486
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$545
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$580
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$502
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$498
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$561
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$638
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$408
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$760
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$461
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$589
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1105
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1506
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$525
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$541
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$500
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1100
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$566
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$625
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1150
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$522
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$872
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$483
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$1465
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$518
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$490
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$493
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$748
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$602
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$492
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$605
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$457
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$562
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$648
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$558
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$648
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$650