Baghdad vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$501
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$827
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
59
21
😀 Quality of life
60
46
🏙️ Population
8.13M
6.56M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 61% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5729th and 7943rd ($976 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd in Iraq and China, respectively. Check Iraq vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 5887th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Shaoyang

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Baghdad Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$13867

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619