Baghdad vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Baghdad Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$857
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2038
$1825
🏠 One person rent
$390
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$703
$456
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$87.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$534
$857
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
57
98
😀 Quality of life
50
72
🏙️ Population
6.96M
12.3M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 33% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6173rd and 7165th ($857 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 203rd 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 14th in China, while ranked 6287th and 2078th 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
$4.77
$3.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$427
$305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$765
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.3
$28.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$42.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.3%
4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2330
$4593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$2570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.44
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.93
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.32
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.38
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.1
$73.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2287
$17684

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$733
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$957
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$820
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$633
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$812
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$583
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$645
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$750
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$651
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$529
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$536
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$603
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$506
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$609
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$531
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$604
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$744
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$670
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$668
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$668
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$653
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$810
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$512
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$1060
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$608
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$485
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$446
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$548
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$504
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$885
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$572
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$503
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$571
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$771
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$476
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$730
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$586

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$617
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$686
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$691
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$656
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$662
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$591
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$625
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$641
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$612
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$625
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$594
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$634
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$632
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$633
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$644
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$668
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$596
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$678
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$627
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$610
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$609
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$657
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$620
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$616
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$586
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$609
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$685
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$627
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$671
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$637
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$618
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$673
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$656
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$593
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$621
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$713