Baghdad vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$446
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$575
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
57
77
😀 Quality of life
58
68
🏙️ Population
8.13M
12.6M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 82% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6120th and 8651st ($918 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 6065th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$19556

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563