Baghdad vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$446
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$792
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
57
97
😀 Quality of life
58
75
🏙️ Population
8.13M
18.7M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 21% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6120th and 6838th ($918 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 36th 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 months in Guangzhou. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 6065th and 2100th 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
$3.8
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$1.07
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$4.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$14783

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$761
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$961
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$672
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$823
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$588
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$688
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$768
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$555
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$631
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$630
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$646
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$507
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$583
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$669
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$845
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$492
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$588
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$497
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$540
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$433
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$409
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$560
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$566
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$492
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$402
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$494
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$619
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$430
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$457
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$489
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$508

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677