Baghdad vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$1513
🏠 One person rent
$386
$141
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$589
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
59
34
😀 Quality of life
52
40
🏙️ Population
8.13M
7.06M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 68% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 6246th and 8612th ($859 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 529th 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 227th in China, while ranked 6059th and 6911th 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
$4.99
$2.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$32.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$2009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$2.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$17189

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$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$521
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$517
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$533
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$535
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$542
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$555
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$525
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$541
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$531
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$502
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$567
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$571
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$554
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$522
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$559
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$611
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$568
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$551
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$551
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$537
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$610
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$588
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$565
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$586
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$623
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$591
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$747
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$587
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$550
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$655
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$544
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$612
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$608
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$538
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$648
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$819
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$559
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$599