Baghdad vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$1681
🏠 One person rent
$446
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$530
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$371
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
57
72
😀 Quality of life
58
65
🏙️ Population
8.13M
8.44M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 41% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 6120th and 7418th ($918 vs $652) 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 0.6 months in Hanoi. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 6065th and 5259th 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
$3.8
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$8.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
9.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$3417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$2001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$7.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$5.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$1.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$1.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$28.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$253
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$11154

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$761
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$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
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372