Baghdad vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$2401
🏠 One person rent
$487
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$93.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$912
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
59
84
😀 Quality of life
59
72
🏙️ Population
8.13M
11.9M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 11% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 6017th and 6527th ($952 vs $860) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th in Iraq and China, respectively. Check Iraq vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1.1 months in Hangzhou. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Hangzhou ranked 18th in China, while ranked 6062nd and 3360th 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
$4.18
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$1.97
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$8066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$4023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$5.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$7.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$29918

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765