Baghdad vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$417
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$883
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
59
94
😀 Quality of life
51
73
🏙️ Population
6.96M
20.9M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 39% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 6005th and 7269th ($894 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 196th in Iraq and China, respectively. Check Iraq vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 6198th and 1633rd 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
$4.94
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$3.52
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$18347

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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 Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587