Baghdad vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$417
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$4054
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
59
100
😀 Quality of life
51
89
🏙️ Population
6.96M
7.41M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 66% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6005th and 503rd ($894 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 Hong Kong. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 6198th and 168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Hong Kong

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Baghdad Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$20363

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$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

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611