Baghdad vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$487
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$759
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
59
49
😀 Quality of life
59
71
🏙️ Population
8.13M
8.78M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 50% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6017th and 7679th ($952 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 137th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 6062nd and 3611th 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
$4.18
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$9536

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943