Baghdad vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$501
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$1504
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
59
80
😀 Quality of life
60
88
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.71M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 0.5% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 5729th and 5770th ($976 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Iraq and Taiwan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5887th and 281st 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
$4.76
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$13326

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Cities near Baghdad

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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617