Baghdad vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$417
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$828
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
59
61
😀 Quality of life
51
56
🏙️ Population
6.96M
9.4M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 32% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6005th and 6976th ($894 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 122nd in Iraq and China, respectively. Check Iraq vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 6198th and 5865th 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
$4.94
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.39
 Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$4.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$9922

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524