Baghdad vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$446
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$1051
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
57
93
😀 Quality of life
58
84
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.33M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 3% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6120th and 5995th ($918 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Iraq and Taiwan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6065th and 482nd 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
$3.8
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$14970

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$761
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$961
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$672
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$823
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$588
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$688
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$768
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$555
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$631
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$630
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$646
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$507
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$583
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$669
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$845
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$492
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$588
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$497
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$540
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$433
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$409
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$560
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$566
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$492
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$402
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$494
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$619
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$430
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$457
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$489
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$508

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451