Baghdad vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$501
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$1198
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
59
53
😀 Quality of life
60
73
🏙️ Population
8.13M
9.4M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 48% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5729th and 7558th ($976 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 114th in Iraq and China, respectively. Check Iraq vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 5887th and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Ningbo

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Baghdad Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$15801

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538