Baghdad vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$1770
🏠 One person rent
$501
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$1012
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
59
84
😀 Quality of life
60
71
🏙️ Population
8.13M
9.37M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 46% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 5729th and 7494th ($976 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st in Iraq and China, respectively. Check Iraq vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 1.5 months in Hefei. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 5887th and 3146th 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
$4.76
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$8681

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693