Baghdad vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$1759
🏠 One person rent
$446
$316
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$36.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$140
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
57
35
😀 Quality of life
58
42
🏙️ Population
8.13M
863K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 29% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 6120th and 7031st ($918 vs $712) 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 6065th and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Dushanbe

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Baghdad Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$15.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$52.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
25.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$1032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$7848

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$761
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$961
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$672
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$823
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$588
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$688
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$768
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$555
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$631
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$630
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$646
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$507
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$583
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$669
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$845
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$492
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$588
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$497
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$540
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$433
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$409
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$560
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$566
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$492
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$402
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$494
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$619
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$430
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$457
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$489
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$508

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$680
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$674
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$658
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$555
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$475
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$600
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$650
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$603
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$428
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$620
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$626
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$512
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$404
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$844
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$680
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$648
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$754
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$432
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$562
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$451
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$433
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$525
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$458
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$354
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$615
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$445
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$480
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$351
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$468
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$401
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$396
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$334
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$354
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$393