Baghdad vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$1506
🏠 One person rent
$487
$153
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$261
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$604
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
59
31
😀 Quality of life
59
46
🏙️ Population
8.13M
7.06M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 81% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 6017th and 8565th ($952 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 466th in Iraq and China, respectively. Check Iraq vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Luoyang ranked 232nd in China, while ranked 6062nd and 7063rd 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
$4.18
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$9.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$2053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$1347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$19226

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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 Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$514
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$506
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$518
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$516
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$518
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$523
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$507
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$516
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$516
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$489
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$534
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$520
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$529
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$511
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$518
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$542
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$509
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$522
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$517
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$512
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$491
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$489
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$506
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$498
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$483
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$551
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$659
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$526
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$505
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$578
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$510
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$543
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$531
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$494
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$531
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$569
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$555
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$521
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$598