Baghdad vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$386
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$1294
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
59
97
😀 Quality of life
52
75
🏙️ Population
8.13M
18.7M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 13% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6246th and 6602nd ($859 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 49th 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 6059th and 1036th 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
$4.99
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$0.86
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.43
🥤 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
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$4.63
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$15919

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671