Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 31.2% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 40.6% more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,708
|
$5.35
IQD7,005
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫134,709
|
$6.88
IQD9,006
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,584
|
$0.42
IQD546
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫6,980
|
$0.19
IQD250
|
|
pay 24.0% less for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,625
|
$0.86
IQD1,123
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫120,982
|
$2.39
IQD3,122
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫132,058
|
$4.86
IQD6,356
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,731
|
$1.82
IQD2,387
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,464
|
$1.99
IQD2,604
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,435
|
$0.46
IQD603
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,759
|
$0.51
IQD669
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,287
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫11,982
|
$0.29
IQD385
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,239
|
$0.30
IQD396
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,656
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
pay 82.7% more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫87,946
|
$1.73
IQD2,258
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫198,833
|
$22.94
IQD30,020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫994,163,484
|
$18,355.59
IQD24,015,863
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫135,206
|
$18.29
IQD23,936
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫216,623
|
$40.82
IQD53,405
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,593,049
|
$562.97
IQD736,575
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,146,258
|
$291.49
IQD381,377
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,583,182
|
$113.11
IQD147,987
|
|
pay 61.2% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,089,251
|
$143.70
IQD188,009
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫320,937,276
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,948,340
|
|
pay 61.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫24,854
|
$2.15
IQD2,809
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,322
|
$2.65
IQD3,464
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫34,796
|
$2.20
IQD2,877
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫625,871
|
$31.02
IQD40,589
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫119,300
|
$7.65
IQD10,007
|
|
pay 23.0% less for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫806,725
|
$29.44
IQD38,520
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫682,002
|
$30.82
IQD40,324
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,109,609
|
$46.25
IQD60,507
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,376,879
|
$43.06
IQD56,337
|
|
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