Baghdad vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$2398
🏠 One person rent
$423
$369
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$84.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$1212
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
60
91
😀 Quality of life
54
72
🏙️ Population
8.13M
11.9M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 12% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 6020th and 6419th ($904 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 23rd 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 Hangzhou. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5970th and 1916th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Hangzhou

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Baghdad Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$4179
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$5.71
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$6.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$4.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$31296

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Cities near Baghdad

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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$716
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$573
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$650
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$677
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$642
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$868
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$695
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$587
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$708
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$654
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$670
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$700
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$672
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1097
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$665
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$645
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$984
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$702
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$657
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$590
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$642
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$616
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$643
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$682
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$607
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$602
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$631
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$691
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$621
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$603
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$522
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$666
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$671
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$644
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$746