Baghdad vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1640
🏠 One person rent
$417
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$293
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
19
😀 Quality of life
51
26
🏙️ Population
6.96M
214K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 54% more expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 6005th and 7835th ($894 vs $581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.5 months in Dodoma. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Dodoma ranked 7th in Tanzania, while ranked 6198th and 8738th 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
$4.94
$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$0.77
 Cappuccino
$3.12
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$51.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
13.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$3825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$3629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$5.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$4.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$22.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$2.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$32.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$2745

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511

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Distance City Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi Morogoro
$600
337 km or 209 mi Arusha
$571
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$536
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$706
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$762
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$457
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$622
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$493
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$493
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$524
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$646
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$452
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$530
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$338
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$439
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1176
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$337
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$446
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$448
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$441
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$449
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$449
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$445
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$746
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$486
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$424
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$405
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$448
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$493
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$458
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$453
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$547
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$677
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$557
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$539
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$542
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$776
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$654
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$600