Baghdad vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$1977
🏠 One person rent
$386
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$794
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$505
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
59
71
😀 Quality of life
52
63
🏙️ Population
8.13M
8.44M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 33% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 6246th and 7305th ($859 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Iraq and Vietnam, respectively. Check Iraq vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.8 months in Hanoi. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 6059th and 4684th 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
$4.99
$2.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$0.9
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
10.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$2876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$1588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$8.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$5.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$13338

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$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
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$545
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$565
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$554
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$511
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$523
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$606
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$592
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$586
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$549
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$595
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$614
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$572
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$593
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$660
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1151
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$725
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$623
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$580
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$601
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$781
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1168
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$555
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$607
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$774
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$774
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$599
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$407