Baghdad vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$386
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$714
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
59
78
😀 Quality of life
52
66
🏙️ Population
8.13M
12.6M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 65% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6246th and 8506th ($859 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6059th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$19861

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619