Baghdad vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$386
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$1661
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
59
95
😀 Quality of life
52
87
🏙️ Population
8.13M
4.04M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 19% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 6246th and 5212th ($859 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.6 months in New Taipei. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6059th and 279th 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
$4.99
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$13786

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$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 New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605