Baghdad vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$386
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$1649
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
59
96
😀 Quality of life
52
79
🏙️ Population
8.13M
17.7M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 10% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6246th and 5948th ($859 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6059th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Shenzhen

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Baghdad Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$24117

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Cities near Baghdad

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

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618