Baghdad vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$1371
🏠 One person rent
$487
$173
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$282
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$35.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$213
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
21
😀 Quality of life
59
30
🏙️ Population
8.13M
214K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 88% more expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 6017th and 8679th ($952 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th 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 Dodoma. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Dodoma ranked 8th in Tanzania, while ranked 6062nd and 8833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Dodoma

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Baghdad Dodoma
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$9.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$44.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
15.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$6371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$4.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$1.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$6.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$58.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$3.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$16
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$42.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$431
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$7987

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

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Distance City Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi Morogoro
$408
337 km or 209 mi Arusha
$602
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$523
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$551
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$588
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$469
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$544
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$604
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$623
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$419
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$797
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$553
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$455
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$527
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$508
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1002
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$530
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$693
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$691
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$533
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$691
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$691
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$694
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$786
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$542
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$505
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$520
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$692
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$759
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$409
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$693
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$563
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$811
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$624
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$544
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$593
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$839
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$722
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$670