Baghdad vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$2415
🏠 One person rent
$386
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$786
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$1129
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
59
91
😀 Quality of life
52
71
🏙️ Population
8.13M
11.9M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 2% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 6246th and 6287th ($859 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 22nd 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 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 6059th and 2189th 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
$4.99
$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$6.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$22679

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$742
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$585
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$698
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$708
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$703
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$702
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$731
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$733
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$690
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$749
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$771
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1136
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$706
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$718
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$729
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$702
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$685
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$612
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$694
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$633
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$674
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$719
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$620
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$661
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$903
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$651
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$629
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$738
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$748
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$712
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$674
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$774