Baghdad vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$487
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$892
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
59
53
😀 Quality of life
59
71
🏙️ Population
8.13M
9.4M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 42% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6017th and 7431st ($952 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 80th in Iraq and China, respectively. Check Iraq vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1.3 months in Ningbo. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 6062nd and 3738th 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
$4.18
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$15051

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525