Baghdad vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$501
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$1536
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
59
93
😀 Quality of life
60
89
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.36M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 1% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5729th and 5651st ($976 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 5887th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Taoyuan

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Baghdad Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3
🥤 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
$461
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$19490

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473