Baghdad vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$2811
🏠 One person rent
$501
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$1139
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$769
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
59
100
😀 Quality of life
60
73
🏙️ Population
8.13M
21.9M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 12% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 5729th and 4987th ($976 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Iraq and China, respectively. Check Iraq vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 0.7 months in Beijing. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Beijing ranked 14th in China, while ranked 5887th and 2361st 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
$4.76
$4.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$965
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$1738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$12536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$6136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$4.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$54.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$25910

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$740
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$764
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$800
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$666
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$666
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$682
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$586
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$697
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$480
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$672
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$720
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$576
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$722
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$623
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$645
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$541
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$556
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$648
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$645
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$574
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$525
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$541
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$646
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$541
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$539
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$541
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$480
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$599
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$789
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$522
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$511
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$676
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$684
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$634
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$579
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$665
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$759