Baghdad vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$487
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$688
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
59
17
😀 Quality of life
59
44
🏙️ Population
8.13M
7.82M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 58% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6017th and 7914th ($952 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 207th 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 334th in China, while ranked 6062nd and 7360th 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
$4.18
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$0.87
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$4.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$16802

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$581
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$803
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$581
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518