Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 28.9% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 49.4% more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,216
|
$5.31
IQD6,980
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,518
|
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,248
|
$0.42
IQD554
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,528
|
$0.19
IQD249
|
|
pay 21.1% less for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,105
|
$0.88
IQD1,151
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,007
|
$2.38
IQD3,125
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,555
|
$5.13
IQD6,738
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,264
|
$1.82
IQD2,391
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,464
|
$2.22
IQD2,916
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,673
|
$0.51
IQD675
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,739
|
$0.51
IQD676
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,378
|
$0.46
IQD610
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,361
|
$0.31
IQD404
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,564
|
$0.30
IQD390
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,667
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
pay 70.3% more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,046
|
$1.78
IQD2,344
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫200,863
|
$22.77
IQD29,914
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,004,315,210
|
$18,213.31
IQD23,930,928
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,587
|
$15.94
IQD20,940
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫228,614
|
$35.21
IQD46,264
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,598,765
|
$443.62
IQD582,890
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,076,107
|
$264.28
IQD347,241
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,479,703
|
$113.01
IQD148,480
|
|
pay 52.7% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,193,277
|
$162.43
IQD213,418
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫311,304,238
|
$3,438.23
IQD4,517,573
|
|
pay 69.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,108
|
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,546
|
$2.89
IQD3,802
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,151
|
$2.28
IQD2,991
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫667,949
|
$29.60
IQD38,898
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,453
|
$7.59
IQD9,971
|
|
pay 19.8% less for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫932,367
|
$28.72
IQD37,741
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫669,543
|
$34.03
IQD44,715
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,359,547
|
$61.01
IQD80,159
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,194,042
|
$41.35
IQD54,334
|
|
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