Baghdad vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$417
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$25.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$154
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
59
35
😀 Quality of life
51
40
🏙️ Population
6.96M
863K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 40% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 6005th and 7313th ($894 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in Iraq and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 6198th and 7225th 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
$4.94
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.09
 Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
18.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$4.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$3.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$13332

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$658
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$827
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$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
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$629
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$647
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$672
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$473
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$562
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$680
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$682
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$692
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$445
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$682
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$674
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$416
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$437
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$785
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$488
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$479
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$416
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$446
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$558
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$434
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$399
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$475
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$651
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
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$567
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$347
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$529
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$479
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$582
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$311
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$564
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$449
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$455
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$352
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$335
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423