Baghdad vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$1811
🏠 One person rent
$501
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$146
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
59
35
😀 Quality of life
60
47
🏙️ Population
8.13M
948K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 26% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 5729th and 6897th ($976 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Iraq and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 5887th and 6988th 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
$4.76
$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
22.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$1272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$79.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$6733

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$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$737
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$704
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$645
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$568
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$497
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$583
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$622
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$576
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$468
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$599
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$610
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$500
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$447
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$842
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$688
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$669
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$759
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$470
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$572
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$471
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$439
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$570
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$587
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
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$504
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$381
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$646
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$488
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$555
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$549
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$373
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$535
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$456
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$447
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$321
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$373
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$438