Baghdad vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baghdad	Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$904	$573
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2108	$1493
🏠 One person rent	$423	$229
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$405
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$59.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$568	$927
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	60	73
😀 Quality of life	54	53
🏙️ Population	8.13M	9.07M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 58% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 6020th and 7971st ($904 vs $573) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 351st 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 Changchun. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Changchun ranked 47th in China, while ranked 5970th and 6079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Changchun

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	Baghdad	Changchun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	5.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$2608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$3942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$7.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.51	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$8.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3882	$8252

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$752
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$960
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$833
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$659
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$817
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$580
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$651
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$766
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$680
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$570
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$587
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$641
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$467
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$626
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$659
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$508
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$582
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$676
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$963
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$536
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$683
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$854
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$449
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$531
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$597
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$533
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$554
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$476
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$458
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$577
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$583
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$536
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$672
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$505
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$646
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$443
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$469
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$513

Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$556
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$524
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$553
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$517
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$573
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$509
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$582
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$558
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$513
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$523
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$544
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$545
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$596
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$520
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$653
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$538
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$619
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$459
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$523
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$560
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$606
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$542
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$500
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$539
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$596
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$514
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$616
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$455
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$495
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$493
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$664
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$500
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$537
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$658
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$532