Baghdad vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$417
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$1524
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
59
96
😀 Quality of life
51
80
🏙️ Population
6.96M
17.5M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 5% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6005th and 5744th ($894 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6198th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584