Baghdad vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$501
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$1086
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
59
90
😀 Quality of life
60
72
🏙️ Population
8.13M
10M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 57% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 5729th and 7795th ($976 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 196th in Iraq and China, respectively. Check Iraq vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 1.7 months in Changsha. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Changsha ranked 18th in China, while ranked 5887th and 2894th 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
$4.76
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$422
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$2530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$4.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$9728

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554