Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 31.6% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 21.8% less for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS59.76
|
$5.31
IQD6,962
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
TJS97.55
|
$7.59
IQD9,945
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TJS6.64
|
$0.42
IQD553
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS2.99
|
$0.19
IQD249
|
|
pay 2.5% less for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.08
|
$0.88
IQD1,148
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.55
|
$2.38
IQD3,117
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.43
|
$5.13
IQD6,721
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS18.65
|
$1.82
IQD2,385
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.06
|
$2.22
IQD2,908
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.79
|
$0.51
IQD673
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS11.39
|
$0.51
IQD674
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.62
|
$0.46
IQD609
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS4.07
|
$0.31
IQD403
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.57
|
$0.30
IQD389
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.59
|
$0.29
IQD379
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS33.93
|
$1.78
IQD2,338
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
$22.77
IQD29,836
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS214,147.97
|
$18,213.31
IQD23,868,539
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS33.87
|
$15.94
IQD20,885
|
|
pay 51.1% more for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS254.99
|
$35.21
IQD46,144
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.18
TJS4,399.16
|
$443.62
IQD581,370
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.49
TJS2,241.08
|
$264.28
IQD346,336
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS535.87
|
$113.01
IQD148,093
|
|
pay 11.2% less for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,135.48
|
$162.43
IQD212,862
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,658.24
TJS145,421.41
|
$3,438.23
IQD4,505,795
|
|
pay 33.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS11.95
|
$2.28
IQD2,984
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
TJS24.40
|
$2.89
IQD3,792
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS24.90
|
$2.28
IQD2,984
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS395.09
|
$29.60
IQD38,797
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
$7.59
IQD9,945
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.06
TJS298.81
|
$28.72
IQD37,643
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS384.47
|
$34.03
IQD44,598
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS816.75
|
$61.01
IQD79,950
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS572.72
|
$41.35
IQD54,192
|
|
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