Baghdad vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2183
$1755
🏠 One person rent
$480
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$81.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$965
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
60
88
😀 Quality of life
57
73
🏙️ Population
8.13M
32.1M

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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Baghdad Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.9
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.66
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.45
$0.97
 Cappuccino
$3.05
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$520
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$34.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$8.44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.65%
3.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2860
$2426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1177
$1462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$24.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.53
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$22
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.67
$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$27
$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.8
$59.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3234
$26826

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$781
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$961
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$838
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$828
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$588
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$693
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$776
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$687
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$553
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$566
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$644
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$632
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$651
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$506
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$584
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$650
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$943
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$513
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$679
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$840
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$435
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$502
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$569
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$507
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$539
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$447
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$425
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$562
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$567
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$505
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$654
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$490
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$627
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$427
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$462
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$505
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$497

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$544
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$574
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$579
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$569
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$579
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$647
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$527
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$582
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$553
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$598
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$540
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$584
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$589
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$553
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$592
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$536
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$565
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$609
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$599
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$636
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$558
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$568
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$557
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$532
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$575
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$552
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$550
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$588
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$567
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$543
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$596
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$538
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$583
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$584
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$585
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$605
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$560
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$571
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$580
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$539