Baghdad vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$1860
🏠 One person rent
$501
$229
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$401
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$1102
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
59
76
😀 Quality of life
60
74
🏙️ Population
8.13M
32.1M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 55% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 5729th and 7730th ($976 vs $631) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 168th in Iraq and China, respectively. Check Iraq vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 1.7 months in Chongqing. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 5887th 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
$4.76
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$2743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$61
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$24949

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$595
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560