Baghdad vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$1973
🏠 One person rent
$423
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$742
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
60
69
😀 Quality of life
54
69
🏙️ Population
8.13M
10.5M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 38% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 6020th and 7169th ($904 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 97th 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 16th in China, while ranked 5970th and 2941st 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
$5.16
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$5615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$3422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$20945

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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 Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598