Baghdad vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$446
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$940
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
57
89
😀 Quality of life
58
74
🏙️ Population
8.13M
13.9M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 42% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6120th and 7452nd ($918 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 98th in Iraq and China, respectively. Check Iraq vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 6065th and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Tianjin

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Baghdad Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$4.24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$18657

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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

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573