Baghdad vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1410
🏠 One person rent
$417
$137
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$86.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$577
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
59
34
😀 Quality of life
51
43
🏙️ Population
6.96M
7.06M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 80% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 6005th and 8516th ($894 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 536th 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 1.2 months in Luoyang. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Luoyang ranked 238th in China, while ranked 6198th and 6813th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Luoyang

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Baghdad Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$2.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$4.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$151
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$97.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$20.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$31.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$8.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$1993
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$3.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$19.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$75.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$10091

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$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 Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$525
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$524
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$538
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$539
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$543
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$554
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$544
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$542
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$531
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$583
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$600
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$570
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$580
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$506
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$554
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$605
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$563
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$600
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$580
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$566
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$599
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$579
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$585
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$541
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$612
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$739
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$589
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$589
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$642
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$578
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$608
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$617
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$586
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$640
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$746
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$622
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$578
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$584