Baghdad vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$417
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$1117
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
59
97
😀 Quality of life
51
75
🏙️ Population
6.96M
18.7M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 20% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6005th and 6607th ($894 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 6198th and 955th 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
$4.94
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$18235

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620