Baghdad vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$501
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$771
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
59
49
😀 Quality of life
60
71
🏙️ Population
8.13M
8.78M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 51% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5729th and 7630th ($976 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 134th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 5887th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Quanzhou

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Baghdad Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$9745

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954