Baghdad vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$386
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$952
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
59
93
😀 Quality of life
52
65
🏙️ Population
8.13M
9.37M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 18% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 6246th and 6780th ($859 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 68th 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 32nd in China, while ranked 6059th and 4171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Hefei

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Baghdad Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$8558

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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 Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699