Baghdad vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$2417
🏠 One person rent
$501
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$752
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$922
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
59
84
😀 Quality of life
60
72
🏙️ Population
8.13M
11.9M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 9% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 5729th and 6257th ($976 vs $899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 months in Hangzhou. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Hangzhou ranked 20th in China, while ranked 5887th and 3005th 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
$4.76
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$7694
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$3840
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$25159

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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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789