Baghdad vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$2181
🏠 One person rent
$386
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$571
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
59
38
😀 Quality of life
52
43
🏙️ Population
8.13M
6.98M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 10% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 6246th and 6518th ($859 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 39th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Zhanjiang ranked 152nd in China, while ranked 6059th and 6686th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Zhanjiang

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Baghdad Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$3311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$4.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$9.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$20188

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$774
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$774
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$671
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$660
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$794
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$895
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$595
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$725
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$824
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$819
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$572
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$806
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$623
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$830
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$491
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$778
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$586
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1590
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$602
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$592
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$641
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$607
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$763
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$780
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$808
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$606
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$678
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$958
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2753
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2427
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$565
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$523
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$783
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$511
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$545
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$538
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$601