Baghdad vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$1420
🏠 One person rent
$423
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$241
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
60
19
😀 Quality of life
54
24
🏙️ Population
8.13M
214K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 80% more expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 6020th and 8632nd ($904 vs $502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th in Iraq and Tanzania, respectively. Check Iraq vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.5 months in Dodoma. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Dodoma ranked 7th in Tanzania, while ranked 5970th and 8698th 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
$5.16
$5.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$1.92
 Cappuccino
$3.25
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$86.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$258
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$66.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
15.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$3085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$8420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$10.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$5.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$3.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$4.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$6.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$58.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$18.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$3.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$45.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$8092

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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 Dodoma

Distance City Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi Morogoro
$486
337 km or 209 mi Arusha
$638
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$561
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$523
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$552
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$461
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$545
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$580
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$625
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$408
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$760
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$498
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$589
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$525
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$500
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$748
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$566
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$648
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$648
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$522
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$647
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$650
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$651
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$747
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$541
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$490
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$483
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$648
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$719
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$413
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$648
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$558
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$771
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$602
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$518
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$562
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$803
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$698
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$646