Baghdad vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$423
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$442
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$957
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
60
88
😀 Quality of life
54
72
🏙️ Population
8.13M
32.1M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 43% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 6020th and 7340th ($904 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 145th 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 1.5 months in Chongqing. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 5970th and 1675th 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
$5.16
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$550
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$8.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$26796

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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 Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$553
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$584
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$593
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$613
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$579
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$652
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$526
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$584
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$546
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$592
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$540
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$590
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$591
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$554
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$580
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$530
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$570
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$610
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$590
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$623
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$554
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$554
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$549
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$527
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$584
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$540
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$540
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$572
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$575
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$529
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$581
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$532
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$572
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$585
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$570
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$599
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$559
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$573
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$573
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$539