Baghdad vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$501
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$902
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
59
68
😀 Quality of life
60
70
🏙️ Population
8.13M
12.6M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 87% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5729th and 8548th ($976 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 485th in Iraq and China, respectively. Check Iraq vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 5887th and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Zhengzhou

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Baghdad Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$21955

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567