Baghdad vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$417
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$608
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
59
71
😀 Quality of life
51
63
🏙️ Population
6.96M
10.6M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 84% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6005th and 8597th ($894 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 537th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 6198th and 4919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Shijiazhuang

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Baghdad Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$3.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$4869

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733