Baghdad vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$423
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$1355
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
60
84
😀 Quality of life
54
81
🏙️ Population
8.13M
3.03M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 1% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6020th and 6071st ($904 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th 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 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5970th and 521st 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
$5.16
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$18658

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$752
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$659
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$817
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$580
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$651
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$680
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$570
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$587
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$641
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$626
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$659
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$508
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$582
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$672
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$854
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$531
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$597
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$533
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$554
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$476
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$458
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$577
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$583
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$536
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$672
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$505
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$646
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$443
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$469
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$540
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671