Baghdad vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$487
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$777
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
59
67
😀 Quality of life
59
71
🏙️ Population
8.13M
10.5M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 43% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 6017th and 7469th ($952 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 89th in Iraq and China, respectively. Check Iraq vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 6062nd and 3662nd 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
$4.18
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$22205

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608