Baghdad vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$417
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$643
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
59
24
😀 Quality of life
51
41
🏙️ Population
6.96M
7.82M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 20% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6005th and 6604th ($894 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 53rd 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 319th in China, while ranked 6198th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$14498

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$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
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$621
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543