Baghdad vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$501
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$847
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
59
67
😀 Quality of life
60
71
🏙️ Population
8.13M
10.5M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 41% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5729th and 7308th ($976 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 67th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 5887th and 3241st 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
$4.76
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$25442

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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 Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620