Baghdad vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$2924
🏠 One person rent
$446
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$1378
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
57
94
😀 Quality of life
58
87
🏙️ Population
8.13M
4.04M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 19% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 6120th and 4867th ($918 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Iraq and Taiwan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6065th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs New Taipei

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Baghdad New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$17207

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$761
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$961
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$672
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$823
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$588
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$688
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$768
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$555
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$631
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$630
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$646
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$507
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$583
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$669
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$845
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$492
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$588
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$497
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$540
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$433
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$409
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$560
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$566
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$492
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$402
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$494
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$619
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$430
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$457
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$489
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$508

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1313
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$942
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$802
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$868
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$993
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$695
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$1006
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$914
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$894
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$894
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$914
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$628
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$634
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$854
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$894
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$628
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1078
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$621
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$615
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$700
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$901
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$753
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$707
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$671
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$681
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1079
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$616
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$696
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$666
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$697
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$600
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$586
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$672
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$604
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$454
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$650
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589