Baghdad vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$423
$148
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$263
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$578
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
60
34
😀 Quality of life
54
40
🏙️ Population
8.13M
7.06M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 79% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 6020th and 8612th ($904 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 510th 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 1.1 months in Luoyang. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Luoyang ranked 237th in China, while ranked 5970th and 6957th 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
$5.16
$3.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$1978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$3.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$2.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$5.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$3.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$65.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$179
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$16348

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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 Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$509
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$505
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$520
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$522
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$529
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$538
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$504
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$528
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$519
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$479
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$547
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$552
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$564
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$512
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$538
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$591
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$547
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$586
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$559
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$540
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$586
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$575
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$551
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$571
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$545
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$569
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$726
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$571
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$558
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$632
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$554
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$591
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$588
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$558
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$625
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$787
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$600
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$543
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$580