Baghdad vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$487
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$983
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
59
65
😀 Quality of life
59
72
🏙️ Population
8.13M
12.7M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 22% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6017th and 6833rd ($952 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 6062nd and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Suzhou

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Baghdad Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$17664

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623