Baghdad vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$487
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$1411
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
59
80
😀 Quality of life
59
87
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.72M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 5% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 6017th and 5666th ($952 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Iraq and Taiwan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 6062nd and 364th 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
$4.18
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$11481

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610