Baghdad vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$386
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$1368
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
59
84
😀 Quality of life
52
80
🏙️ Population
8.13M
3.03M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 8% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6246th and 6052nd ($859 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6059th and 496th 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
$4.99
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.5
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$8.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$13638

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716