Baghdad vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$1354
🏠 One person rent
$446
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$608
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
57
70
😀 Quality of life
58
65
🏙️ Population
8.13M
10.6M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 82% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6120th and 8645th ($918 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 489th in Iraq and China, respectively. Check Iraq vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Shijiazhuang ranked 42nd in China, while ranked 6065th and 5294th 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
$3.8
$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$0.77
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$6.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$2373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$4870

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$761
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$961
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$672
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$823
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$588
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$688
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$768
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$555
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$631
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$630
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$646
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$507
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$583
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$669
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$845
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$492
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$588
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$497
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$540
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$433
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$409
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$560
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$566
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$492
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$402
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$494
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$619
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$430
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$457
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$489
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$508

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$535
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$527
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$523
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$574
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$533
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$548
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$505
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$550
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$572
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$499
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$454
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$456
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$544
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$558
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$543
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$565
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$552
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$553
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$480
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$495
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$546
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$634
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$634
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$502
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$724
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$638
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$516
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$544
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$534
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$654
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$580
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$689
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$619
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$748
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$707