Baghdad vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$487
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$879
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
59
99
😀 Quality of life
59
75
🏙️ Population
8.13M
24.9M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 15% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6017th and 4971st ($952 vs $1126) 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 6062nd and 1655th 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
$4.18
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$27781

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Cities near Baghdad

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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765