Baghdad vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$423
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$1684
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
60
95
😀 Quality of life
54
86
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.6M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 24% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6020th and 4534th ($904 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 5970th and 339th 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
$5.16
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$2.83
 Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$8.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$19749

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581