Baghdad vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$1915
🏠 One person rent
$423
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$643
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$707
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
60
24
😀 Quality of life
54
38
🏙️ Population
8.13M
7.82M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 23% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6020th and 6735th ($904 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1 months in Shangqiu. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 5970th and 7140th 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
$5.16
$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$1.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$17921

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$752
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$659
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$817
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$580
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$651
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$680
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$570
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$587
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$641
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$626
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$659
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$508
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$582
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$672
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$854
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$531
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$597
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$533
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$554
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$476
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$458
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$577
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$583
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$536
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$672
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$505
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$646
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$443
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$469
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$540
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$600
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1385
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$584
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$787
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$545
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$660
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$580
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$577
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$591
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$643
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$484
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$602
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$591
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$800
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$633
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$586
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$547
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$538
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$591
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$593
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$548
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$571
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$512
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$575
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$625
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$552
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$551
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$528
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$519
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$575
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$578
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$637
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$522
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$505
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$591
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$571
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$561
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$479
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$529