Baghdad vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$501
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$1386
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
59
94
😀 Quality of life
60
90
🏙️ Population
8.13M
4.04M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 13% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5729th and 4931st ($976 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Iraq and Taiwan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 5887th and 183rd 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
$4.76
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$21429

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612