Baghdad vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$423
$240
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$430
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$863
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
60
94
😀 Quality of life
54
72
🏙️ Population
8.13M
20.9M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 45% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 6020th and 7421st ($904 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 164th 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 9th in China, while ranked 5970th and 1890th 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
$5.16
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
4.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$2020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$11550

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Cost of living

$349

$907

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$752
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$659
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$817
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$580
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$651
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$680
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$570
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$587
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$641
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$626
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$659
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$508
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$582
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$672
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$854
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$531
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$597
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$533
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$554
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$476
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$458
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$577
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$583
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$536
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$672
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$505
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$646
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$443
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$469
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$540
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$581
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$572
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$554
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$540
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$580
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$570
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$549
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$572
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$590
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$529
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$592
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$527
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$554
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$573
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$546
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$540
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$532
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$579
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$652
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$584
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$593
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$526
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$530
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$590
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$613
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$584
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$599
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$553
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$634
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$610
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$591
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$608
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$580
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$601
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$696
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$540
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$584
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$585
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$554
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$574