Baghdad vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$1065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$3114
🏠 One person rent
$417
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$1364
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$1709
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
59
100
😀 Quality of life
51
78
🏙️ Population
6.96M
21.9M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 16% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 6005th and 4887th ($894 vs $1065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Iraq and China, respectively. Check Iraq vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.6 months in Beijing. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Beijing ranked 5th in China, while ranked 6198th and 583rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Beijing

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Baghdad Beijing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.4
 Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$487
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$2089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$14972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$8057
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$35.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$4.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$8.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$27310

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511

Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$733
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$713
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$772
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$633
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$650
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$688
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$583
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$678
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$466
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$667
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$677
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$587
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$700
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$633
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$607
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$539
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$549
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$643
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$637
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$594
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$592
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$525
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$545
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$569
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$650
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$572
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$707
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$598
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$621
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$640
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$643
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$587
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$506