Baghdad vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$417
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$1180
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
59
93
😀 Quality of life
51
86
🏙️ Population
6.96M
2.29M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 4% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6005th and 6163rd ($894 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 6198th and 264th 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
$4.94
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$13937

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$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716