Baghdad vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$386
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$738
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
59
69
😀 Quality of life
52
69
🏙️ Population
8.13M
10.5M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 27% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 6246th and 7055th ($859 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 115th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 6059th and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Dongguan

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Baghdad Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$4.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$21927

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623