Baghdad vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Baghdad Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$487
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$160
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
59
35
😀 Quality of life
59
46
🏙️ Population
8.13M
948K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 30% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 6017th and 7063rd ($952 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 6062nd and 7083rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Baghdad vs Dushanbe

Prices for goods and services in Baghdad and Dushanbe are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Baghdad Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
23.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$1189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$6746

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Baghdad

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

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$702
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$692
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$653
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$553
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$484
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$590
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$635
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$585
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$454
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$609
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$619
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$513
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$429
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$827
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$679
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$653
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$736
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$457
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$561
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$447
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$436
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$562
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$473
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$368
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$621
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$477
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$533
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$521
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$369
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$505
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$433
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$425
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$323
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$370
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423