Baghdad vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$417
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$720
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
59
24
😀 Quality of life
51
43
🏙️ Population
6.96M
6.56M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 55% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6005th and 7871st ($894 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 396th 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 236th in China, while ranked 6198th and 6810th 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
$4.94
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$11076

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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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586