Baghdad vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$386
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$930
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
59
98
😀 Quality of life
52
70
🏙️ Population
8.13M
12.3M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 24% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6246th and 6979th ($859 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 100th in Iraq and China, respectively. Check Iraq vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 6059th and 2526th 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
$4.99
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$9062

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611