Baghdad vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$2226
🏠 One person rent
$423
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$830
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$79
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$1294
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
60
97
😀 Quality of life
54
75
🏙️ Population
8.13M
18.7M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 17% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6020th and 6548th ($904 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 31st 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 5970th and 1055th 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
$5.16
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$0.95
 Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.14
🥤 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
$440
$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$10125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$4.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$14511

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$752
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$659
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$817
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$580
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$651
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$680
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$570
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$587
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$641
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$626
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$659
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$508
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$582
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$672
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$854
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$531
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$597
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$533
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$554
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$476
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$458
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$577
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$583
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$536
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$672
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$505
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$646
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$443
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$469
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$540
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
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650