Baghdad vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$2020
🏠 One person rent
$386
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$890
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
59
87
😀 Quality of life
52
72
🏙️ Population
8.13M
32.1M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 30% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 6246th and 7185th ($859 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 146th 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 1.3 months in Chongqing. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 6059th and 1966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Chongqing

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Baghdad Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$9.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$27717

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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 Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556