Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 19.8% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 34.8% more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,262
|
$4.72
IQD6,170
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫141,081
|
$8.00
IQD10,457
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,327
|
$0.51
IQD670
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,375
|
$0.20
IQD256
|
|
pay 36.9% less for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,083
|
$0.74
IQD967
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,631
|
$2.18
IQD2,849
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,675
|
$3.91
IQD5,109
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,338
|
$1.67
IQD2,187
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,579
|
$1.88
IQD2,456
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,950
|
$0.38
IQD501
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,122
|
$0.44
IQD582
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫20,069
|
$0.41
IQD536
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,399
|
$0.29
IQD376
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,274
|
$0.28
IQD363
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,614
|
$0.24
IQD316
|
|
pay 66.7% more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,939
|
$1.33
IQD1,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫217,048
|
$22.96
IQD30,011
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,085,241,741
|
$14,238.96
IQD18,612,526
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,826
|
$18.06
IQD23,605
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫241,127
|
$51.82
IQD67,731
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,649,914
|
$422.00
IQD551,617
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,271,174
|
$251.01
IQD328,105
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,468,786
|
$98.24
IQD128,421
|
|
pay 66.2% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,177,530
|
$133.60
IQD174,637
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫342,700,034
|
$1,701.04
IQD2,223,522
|
|
pay 45.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,705
|
$2.00
IQD2,614
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,293
|
$2.34
IQD3,065
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,983
|
$1.72
IQD2,242
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫751,756
|
$33.83
IQD44,218
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫119,377
|
$7.00
IQD9,150
|
|
pay 42.9% less for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,123,225
|
$25.82
IQD33,754
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫897,791
|
$28.36
IQD37,072
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,405,619
|
$48.33
IQD63,178
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,375,474
|
$36.02
IQD47,085
|
|
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