Baghdad vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$501
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$602
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$505
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
59
72
😀 Quality of life
60
67
🏙️ Population
8.13M
8.72M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 41% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 5729th and 7314th ($976 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Iraq and Vietnam, respectively. Check Iraq vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 0.7 months in Hanoi. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 5887th and 4766th 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
$4.76
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$0.99
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$8.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
7.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$4545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$2658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$5.37
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$1.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$43.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$14773

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$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

Cities near Hanoi

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$594
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$586
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$582
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$467
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$599
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$583
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$564
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$579
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$593
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$574
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$592
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$602
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$617
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$580
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$589
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$679
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$495
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$968
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$714
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$620
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$577
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$593
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$824
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$751
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$711
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$968
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$782
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$607
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$564
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$601
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$802
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$797
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$591
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$375