Baghdad vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$1771
🏠 One person rent
$487
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$388
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$780
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
59
93
😀 Quality of life
59
72
🏙️ Population
8.13M
9.5M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 56% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 6017th and 7844th ($952 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 183rd 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 1.3 months in Foshan. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Foshan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 6062nd and 3253rd 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
$4.18
$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$22493

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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 Foshan

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$782
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$848
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664