Baghdad vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baghdad	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$904	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2108	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$423	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$568	$274
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	60	72
😀 Quality of life	54	54
🏙️ Population	8.13M	16.8M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 110% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 6020th and 8899th ($904 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Iraq and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Iraq vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.6 months in Dhaka. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 5970th and 5971st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Dhaka

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	Baghdad	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.51	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3882	$1681

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$752
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$960
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$833
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$659
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$817
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$580
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$651
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$766
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$680
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$570
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$587
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$641
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$467
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$626
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$659
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$508
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$582
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$676
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$963
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$536
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$683
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$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
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$469
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$513

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314