Baghdad vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$417
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$1361
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
59
84
😀 Quality of life
51
83
🏙️ Population
6.96M
3.03M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 10% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6005th and 5356th ($894 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Iraq and Taiwan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6198th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Taichung

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Baghdad Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$13893

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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

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721