Baghdad vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$423
$361
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$1264
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
60
80
😀 Quality of life
54
83
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.73M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 6% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 6020th and 5750th ($904 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Iraq and Taiwan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Kaohsiung ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 5970th and 417th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Kaohsiung

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Baghdad Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.16
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$4370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$2797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$8.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$3.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$9.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$8.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$83
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$10905

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

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$814
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$788
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$747
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601