Baghdad vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$417
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$1496
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
59
95
😀 Quality of life
51
88
🏙️ Population
6.96M
4.36M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 12% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 6005th and 5229th ($894 vs $1011) 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 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6198th and 181st 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
$4.94
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$11035

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589