Baghdad vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$501
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$1068
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
59
99
😀 Quality of life
60
76
🏙️ Population
8.13M
24.9M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 15% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5729th and 4880th ($976 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Iraq and China, respectively. Check Iraq vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 5887th and 1178th 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
$4.76
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$27610

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789