Baghdad vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$386
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$679
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
59
24
😀 Quality of life
52
38
🏙️ Population
8.13M
7.82M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 11% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6246th and 6542nd ($859 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 43rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 6059th and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Shangqiu

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Baghdad Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$18304

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$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
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$633
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1433
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$613
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542