Baghdad vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Baghdad | Chongqing | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Baghdad is 69% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 6013th and 8132nd ($967 vs $571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 326th 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 1.7 months in Chongqing. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Chongqing ranked 9th in China, while ranked 5938th and 2184th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Baghdad
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 32 km or 20 mi |  Ctesiphon | |
| 33 km or 21 mi | Abu Ghraib | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Al-Karmah | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Baqubah | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Fallujah | |
| 89 km or 55 mi | Karbala | |
| 96 km or 60 mi | Hillah | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Ramadi | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Samarra | |
| 147 km or 91 mi | Kufa | |
| 147 km or 91 mi | Najaf | |
| 155 km or 96 mi | Tikrit | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Al Diwaniyah | |
| 160 km or 100 mi | Kut | |
| 190 km or 118 mi |  Ilam | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Kirkuk | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Samawah | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Sulaymaniyah | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Kermanshah | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | Marivan | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Amarah | |
| 308 km or 191 mi | Nasiriyah | |
| 318 km or 198 mi | Erbil | |
| 322 km or 200 mi | Sanandaj | |
| 324 km or 201 mi | Baneh | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Mosul | |
| 364 km or 226 mi | Saqqez | |
| 365 km or 227 mi | Khorramabad | |
| 378 km or 235 mi | Piranshahr | |
| 378 km or 235 mi | Mahabad | |
| 381 km or 236 mi | Andimeshk | |
| 387 km or 241 mi | Dezful | |
| 389 km or 242 mi | Bukan | |
| 404 km or 251 mi | Sinjar | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Borujerd | |
| 410 km or 255 mi | Duhok | |
| 411 km or 255 mi | Hamadan | |
| 420 km or 261 mi | Malayer | |
| 431 km or 268 mi | Miandoab | |
| 433 km or 269 mi | Dorud |
Cities near Chongqing
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 97 km or 60 mi |  Huaying | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Guang'an | |
| 120 km or 75 mi | Longchang | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Luzhou | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Suining | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Neijiang | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Nanchong | |
| 170 km or 106 mi | Zigong | |
| 183 km or 113 mi | Shehong | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Ziyang | |
| 194 km or 120 mi | Renhuai | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Yibin | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Dazhou | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Zunyi | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Jianyang | |
| 232 km or 144 mi | Langzhong | |
| 249 km or 154 mi | Lichuan | |
| 258 km or 160 mi | Bazhong | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | Meishan | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Chengdu | |
| 266 km or 165 mi | Leshan | |
| 266 km or 166 mi | Guanghan | |
| 268 km or 167 mi | Deyang | |
| 272 km or 169 mi | Mianyang | |
| 277 km or 172 mi | Bijie | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Shifang | |
| 292 km or 181 mi | Emeishan | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Pengzhou | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Enshi | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Mianzhu | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Chongzhou | |
| 300 km or 186 mi | Jiangyou | |
| 309 km or 192 mi | Qionglai | |
| 316 km or 196 mi | Wanyuan | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Dujiangyan | |
| 327 km or 203 mi | Guangyuan | |
| 331 km or 206 mi | Guiyang | |
| 331 km or 206 mi | Tongren | |
| 342 km or 212 mi | Ya'an | |
| 342 km or 213 mi | Jishou |