Baghdad vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$1808
🏠 One person rent
$386
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$892
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
59
94
😀 Quality of life
52
72
🏙️ Population
8.13M
20.9M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 30% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 6246th and 7209th ($859 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 151st 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 Chengdu. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 6059th and 1933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Chengdu

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Baghdad Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.42
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$329
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$52.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$4168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$15153

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Cities near Baghdad

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 Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591