Baghdad vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$417
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$933
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
59
93
😀 Quality of life
51
67
🏙️ Population
6.96M
9.37M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 26% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 6005th and 6756th ($894 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 82nd 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 Hefei. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Hefei ranked 28th in China, while ranked 6198th and 3921st among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$8280

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696