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Baghdad vs. Vietnam Cost of Living Summary

Baghdad is 55.1% more expensive than Vietnam overall.

Restaurants: pay 40.0% more in Baghdad
Groceries: pay 17.5% less in Baghdad
Transportation: pay 82.9% more in Baghdad
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Baghdad
Childcare: pay 40.7% less in Baghdad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Baghdad
Clothing: pay 3.5% more in Baghdad

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Baghdad are more expensive than in Vietnam. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Baghdad. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Baghdad.

Baghdad vs. Vietnam Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Baghdad instead of Vietnam, you would:

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pay 40.0% more for restaurants

	Vietnam	Baghdad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.88 ₫49,598	$4.38 IQD5,739	+132.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.13 ₫108,658	$7.58 IQD9,937	+83.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 ₫13,934	$0.38 IQD499	-28.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 ₫7,503	$0.21 IQD269	-27.9%
Average			+40.0%

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pay 17.5% less for groceries

	Vietnam	Baghdad
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 ₫22,621	$0.83 IQD1,084	-3.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.32 ₫139,920	$2.28 IQD2,981	-57.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.20 ₫136,929	$4.75 IQD6,217	-8.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 ₫38,092	$1.69 IQD2,217	+16.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.56 ₫40,967	$2.06 IQD2,704	+32.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 ₫31,162	$0.56 IQD736	-52.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$0.50 IQD656	+6.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫15,140	$0.46 IQD597	-20.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,917	$0.33 IQD431	-33.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,222	$0.30 IQD391	-35.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,276	$0.30 IQD387	-36.6%
Average			-17.5%

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pay 82.9% more for transportation

	Vietnam	Baghdad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 ₫83,990	$2.06 IQD2,697	-35.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.64 ₫174,856	$22.75 IQD29,810	+242.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,225.24 ₫874,348,535	$18,202.83 IQD23,847,643	-45.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.90 ₫155,341	$15.93 IQD20,867	+169.8%
Average			+82.9%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Vietnam	Baghdad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.68 ₫228,346	$41.71 IQD54,651	+380.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$310.38 ₫8,167,763	$412.41 IQD540,298	+32.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.57 ₫5,883,465	$284.42 IQD372,619	+27.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.27 ₫1,138,771	$152.68 IQD200,023	+252.8%
Average			+173.4%

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pay 40.7% less for childcare

	Vietnam	Baghdad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$199.23 ₫5,242,836	$178.78 IQD234,218	-10.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,262.04 ₫322,685,273	$3,548.47 IQD4,648,871	-71.1%
Average			-40.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Vietnam	Baghdad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.93 ₫24,499	$3.79 IQD4,968	+307.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 ₫42,057	$3.15 IQD4,121	+96.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.28 ₫33,640	$2.09 IQD2,733	+63.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.38 ₫536,285	$44.30 IQD58,041	+117.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.19 ₫84,052	$7.58 IQD9,937	+137.5%
Average			+144.4%

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pay 3.5% more for clothing

	Vietnam	Baghdad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.66 ₫833,176	$29.20 IQD38,256	-7.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.29 ₫560,364	$36.03 IQD47,198	+69.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.72 ₫1,913,626	$68.68 IQD89,981	-5.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.26 ₫2,033,289	$44.75 IQD58,626	-42.1%
Average			+3.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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