Baghdad vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$1801
🏠 One person rent
$386
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$532
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$155
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
59
35
😀 Quality of life
52
36
🏙️ Population
8.13M
863K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 28% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 6246th and 7107th ($859 vs $672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Iraq and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 6059th and 7353rd 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
$4.99
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
19.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$4.69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$8.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$13630

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$737
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$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
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$655
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$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$655
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$664
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$667
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$468
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$530
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$666
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$671
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$658
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$467
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$660
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$663
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$435
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$457
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$816
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$469
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$473
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$429
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$450
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$527
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$419
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$452
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$567
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$596
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
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$599
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$358
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$645
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$461
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$653
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$532
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$354
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$519
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$469
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$476
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$338
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$372
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$441