Baghdad vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$386
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$864
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
59
95
😀 Quality of life
52
70
🏙️ Population
8.13M
9.5M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 43% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 6246th and 7753rd ($859 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 301st 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 1.4 months in Foshan. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6059th and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Foshan

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Baghdad Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.14
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$24357

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$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
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660