Baghdad vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$1638
🏠 One person rent
$487
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$363
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$1009
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
59
90
😀 Quality of life
59
72
🏙️ Population
8.13M
10M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 54% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 6017th and 7792nd ($952 vs $617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 167th in Iraq and China, respectively. Check Iraq vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1.6 months in Changsha. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Changsha ranked 16th in China, while ranked 6062nd and 3307th 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
$4.18
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$1.22
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$2339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$3257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$3.63
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$87.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$8507

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562