Baghdad vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$446
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$931
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
57
100
😀 Quality of life
58
77
🏙️ Population
8.13M
24.9M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 19% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6120th and 4879th ($918 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6065th and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Shanghai

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Baghdad Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$27624

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Cities near Baghdad

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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753