Baghdad vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$386
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$1905
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
59
100
😀 Quality of life
52
79
🏙️ Population
8.13M
24.9M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 24% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6246th and 4780th ($859 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6059th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$31401

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774