Baghdad vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$1546
🏠 One person rent
$501
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$268
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$624
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
59
31
😀 Quality of life
60
49
🏙️ Population
8.13M
7.06M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 81% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 5729th and 8441st ($976 vs $540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 447th in Iraq and China, respectively. Check Iraq vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Luoyang ranked 146th in China, while ranked 5887th and 6749th 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
$4.76
$3.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$306
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$25.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$38.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$2113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$1404
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$3.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$0.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$3.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$3.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$19544

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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 Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$524
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$513
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$525
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$522
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$522
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$529
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$513
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$520
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$520
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$492
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$538
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$516
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$537
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$523
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$514
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$533
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$504
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$529
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$525
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$520
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$487
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$484
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$502
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$491
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$457
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$562
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$637
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$521
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$515
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$575
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$524
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$519
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$538
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$502
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$533
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$555
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$555
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$530
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$610