Baghdad vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$446
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$752
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
57
69
😀 Quality of life
58
72
🏙️ Population
8.13M
10.5M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 39% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 6120th and 7341st ($918 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 78th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 6065th and 3389th 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
$3.8
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$21416

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$761
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$961
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$672
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$823
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$588
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$688
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$768
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$555
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$631
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$630
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$646
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$507
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$583
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$669
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$845
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$492
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$588
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$497
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$540
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$433
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$409
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$560
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$566
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$492
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$402
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$494
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$619
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$430
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$457
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$489
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$508

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598