Baghdad vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$417
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$1294
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
59
74
😀 Quality of life
51
82
🏙️ Population
6.96M
1.87M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 2% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6005th and 5887th ($894 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 Tainan. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6198th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$11040

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741