Baghdad vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$423
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$709
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
60
24
😀 Quality of life
54
39
🏙️ Population
8.13M
6.56M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 53% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6020th and 7740th ($904 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 263rd 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 5970th and 7044th 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
$5.16
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$3.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$11393

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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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$553
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$579
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$609
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$590
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$579
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$582
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$570
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$586
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$575
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$577
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$480
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$563
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$539
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$724
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$573
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$577
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$522
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$533
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$596
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$755
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$549
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$590
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$758
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$569
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$556
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$564
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$589
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$600
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$561
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$591
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$591
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$761
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$579
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$602
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$575
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$600