Baghdad vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$1727
🏠 One person rent
$423
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$504
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$64.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$796
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
60
95
😀 Quality of life
54
68
🏙️ Population
8.13M
10M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 57% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 6020th and 7932nd ($904 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 335th 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 1.4 months in Changsha. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Changsha ranked 21st in China, while ranked 5970th and 3100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Changsha

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Baghdad Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$143
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$5493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$3.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$3.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$84.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$8619

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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 Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$582
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$570
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$575
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$586
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$563
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$577
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$579
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$596
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$553
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$590
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$569
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$590
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$480
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$549
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$592
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$589
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$533
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$564
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$591
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$635
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$600
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$609
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$600
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$591
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$556
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$724
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$561
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$619
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$645
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$506
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$656
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$679
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$579
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$638
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$660
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$613
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$558