Baghdad vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$1442
🏠 One person rent
$446
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$889
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
57
53
😀 Quality of life
58
70
🏙️ Population
8.13M
8.78M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 48% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6120th and 7641st ($918 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 138th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 6065th and 4086th 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
$3.8
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$9321

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$761
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$961
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$672
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$823
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$588
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$688
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$768
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$555
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$631
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$630
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$646
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$507
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$583
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$669
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$845
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$492
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$588
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$497
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$540
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$433
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$409
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$560
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$566
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$492
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$402
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$494
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$619
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$430
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$457
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$489
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$508

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$615
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$901
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$707
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$634
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$681
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$628
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$697
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$616
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$671
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$628
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$914
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$1006
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$695
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$894
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$894
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$993
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$454
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$868
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$914
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$669
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$894
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$451
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1135
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$579
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1030
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$802
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$600
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$854
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$700
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$897
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$650
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$578
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$753
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$586
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$589
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$941