Baghdad vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$417
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$1657
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
59
95
😀 Quality of life
51
87
🏙️ Population
6.96M
2.6M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 24% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6005th and 4516th ($894 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 Taipei. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6198th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Taipei

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Baghdad Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$19102

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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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589