Baghdad vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$1619
🏠 One person rent
$386
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$793
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
59
95
😀 Quality of life
52
68
🏙️ Population
8.13M
10M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 48% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 6246th and 7989th ($859 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 378th 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 19th in China, while ranked 6059th and 3254th 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
$4.99
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$0.87
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$506
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$429
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$34.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$2141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$5614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$5.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$69.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$318
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$5672

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$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

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575