Baghdad vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$386
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$831
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
59
53
😀 Quality of life
52
50
🏙️ Population
8.13M
8.78M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 29% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6246th and 7155th ($859 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 142nd 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 Quanzhou. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 6059th and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$22902

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$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014