Baghdad vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$446
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$416
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$648
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
57
24
😀 Quality of life
58
44
🏙️ Population
8.13M
7.82M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 54% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6120th and 7835th ($918 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 6065th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$17107

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$761
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$961
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$672
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$823
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$588
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$688
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$768
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$555
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$631
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$630
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$646
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$507
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$583
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$669
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$845
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$492
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$588
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$497
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$540
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$433
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$409
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$560
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$566
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$492
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$402
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$494
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$619
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$430
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$457
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$489
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$508

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$570
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$807
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$570
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$572
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$478
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$564
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$582
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$567
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$563
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$563
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$499
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$582
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$558
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$585
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$595
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$507
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$517
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$522
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$553
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$553
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$530
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$506
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$504
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$502
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$527
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$523
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$511
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$518
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$513
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$567
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$580
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$547
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$516
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$509
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$544
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$538
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$517