Baghdad vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$1708
🏠 One person rent
$423
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$435
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$991
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
60
93
😀 Quality of life
54
66
🏙️ Population
8.13M
9.37M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 45% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 6020th and 7405th ($904 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 160th 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 1.6 months in Hefei. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 5970th and 3963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$28
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$8278

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$621
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$608
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$664
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$600
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$666
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$632
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$691
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$505
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$587
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$611
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$746
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$576
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$555
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$621
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$633
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$592
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$613
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$602
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$522
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$620
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$642
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$654
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$607
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$630
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$621
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$650
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$584
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$591
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$603
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$600
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$695
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$620
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$668
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$702
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$644
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$642
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$484
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$665