Baghdad vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$1281
🏠 One person rent
$386
$273
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$36.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$197
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
19
😀 Quality of life
52
21
🏙️ Population
8.13M
214K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 52% more expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 6246th and 8146th ($859 vs $564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 0.3 months in Dodoma. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Dodoma ranked 6th in Tanzania, while ranked 6059th and 8808th 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
$4.99
$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$16.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.1
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$59.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
16.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$12314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$5816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$11
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$3.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$4.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$12.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$6316

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi Morogoro
$639
337 km or 209 mi Arusha
$543
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$548
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$675
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$736
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$433
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$601
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$560
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$466
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$482
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$745
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$502
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$571
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$534
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$493
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1079
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$574
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$509
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$509
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$518
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$509
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$509
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$510
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$730
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$535
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$483
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$460
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$509
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$546
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$441
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$508
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$559
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$723
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$581
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$545
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$511
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$763
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$707
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$643