Baghdad vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$386
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$727
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
59
24
😀 Quality of life
52
39
🏙️ Population
8.13M
6.56M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 40% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6246th and 7649th ($859 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 6059th and 7013th 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
$4.99
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$10066

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$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610