Baghdad vs Bijie - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Bijie
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$1813
🏠 One person rent
$386
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$413
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$84.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$1321
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
59
9
😀 Quality of life
52
43
🏙️ Population
8.13M
6.9M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 40% more expensive than in Bijie. Cities ranked 6246th and 7655th ($859 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 266th 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 2.2 months in Bijie. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Bijie ranked 150th in China, while ranked 6059th and 6683rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Bijie

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Baghdad Bijie
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.6
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$504
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$3703
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$1884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$24.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$9.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$5.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$19624

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$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 56 mi Liupanshui
$591
125 km or 77 mi Renhuai
$568
134 km or 83 mi Anshun
$586
155 km or 97 mi Zhaotong
$620
162 km or 101 mi Guiyang
$576
169 km or 105 mi Zunyi
$594
174 km or 108 mi Yibin
$627
177 km or 110 mi Luzhou
$642
227 km or 141 mi Longchang
$618
233 km or 145 mi Zigong
$609
248 km or 154 mi Qujing
$632
249 km or 155 mi Xingyi
$580
249 km or 155 mi Duyun
$567
255 km or 158 mi Neijiang
$682
277 km or 172 mi Chongqing
$662
295 km or 183 mi Leshan
$588
304 km or 189 mi Xichang
$595
310 km or 193 mi Emeishan
$570
320 km or 199 mi Ziyang
$625
337 km or 210 mi Meishan
$624
351 km or 218 mi Jianyang
$611
358 km or 222 mi Suining
$609
360 km or 223 mi Kunming
$631
363 km or 225 mi Panzhihua
$593
372 km or 231 mi Huaying
$575
373 km or 232 mi Ya'an
$613
376 km or 233 mi Guang'an
$607
388 km or 241 mi Tongren
$596
389 km or 242 mi Qionglai
$604
392 km or 244 mi Chengdu
$660
396 km or 246 mi Nanchong
$560
397 km or 247 mi Shehong
$574
401 km or 249 mi Baise
$593
402 km or 250 mi Chongzhou
$614
403 km or 250 mi Hechi
$601
420 km or 261 mi Guanghan
$587
428 km or 266 mi Yuxi
$621
430 km or 267 mi Pengzhou
$605
434 km or 270 mi Deyang
$591
439 km or 273 mi Shifang
$572