Baghdad vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$1807
🏠 One person rent
$487
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$369
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
59
72
😀 Quality of life
59
65
🏙️ Population
8.13M
8.72M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 36% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 6017th and 7229th ($952 vs $702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Iraq and Vietnam, respectively. Check Iraq vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.5 months in Hanoi. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Hanoi ranked 3rd in Vietnam, while ranked 6062nd and 5251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Hanoi

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Baghdad Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$0.96
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
8.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$3941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$5.52
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$12836

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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 Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380