Baghdad vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$386
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$1275
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
59
74
😀 Quality of life
52
80
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.87M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 2% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6246th and 6292nd ($859 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 9th 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 Tainan. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6059th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Tainan

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Baghdad Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$18526

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719