Baghdad vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1438
🏠 One person rent
$417
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$820
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
59
95
😀 Quality of life
51
70
🏙️ Population
6.96M
10M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 68% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 6005th and 8258th ($894 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 496th 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 1.5 months in Changsha. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 6198th and 2707th 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
$4.94
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$0.97
 Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$29.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$2091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$5529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$2.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$5569

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574