Baghdad vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$487
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$1212
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
59
93
😀 Quality of life
59
87
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.35M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 1% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6017th and 6085th ($952 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6062nd and 373rd 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
$4.18
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$1.52
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$9.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$17081

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464