Baghdad vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$417
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$1455
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
59
100
😀 Quality of life
51
78
🏙️ Population
6.96M
24.9M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 25% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6005th and 4461st ($894 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6198th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740