Baghdad vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$501
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$1768
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
59
94
😀 Quality of life
60
90
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.43M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 22% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5729th and 4646th ($976 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Iraq and Taiwan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 5887th and 178th 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
$4.76
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$2.86
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$8.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$16947

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612