Baghdad vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$1624
🏠 One person rent
$446
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$1016
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
57
98
😀 Quality of life
58
74
🏙️ Population
8.13M
12.3M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 44% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6120th and 7501st ($918 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 106th 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 1.6 months in Wuhan. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 6065th and 2249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Wuhan

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Baghdad Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$7838

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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 Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$609
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$629
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$646
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$632
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$585
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$671
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$625
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$638
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$599
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$579
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$592
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$590
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$587
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$570
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$574
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$598
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$572
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$595
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$604
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$596
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$575
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$547
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$567
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$552
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$542
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$546
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$548
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$631
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$511
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$592
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$555
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$526
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$532
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$580
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$534
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$571