Baghdad vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$501
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$1288
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
59
96
😀 Quality of life
60
77
🏙️ Population
8.13M
18.7M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 24% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5729th and 6854th ($976 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in Iraq and China, respectively. Check Iraq vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5887th and 1149th 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
$4.76
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$19408

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711