Baghdad vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$487
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$829
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
59
96
😀 Quality of life
59
74
🏙️ Population
8.13M
18.7M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 22% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6017th and 6835th ($952 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 32nd 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 Guangzhou. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 6062nd and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Guangzhou

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Baghdad Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$16938

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Cities near Baghdad

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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694