Baghdad vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$417
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$627
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
59
78
😀 Quality of life
51
67
🏙️ Population
6.96M
12.6M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 77% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6005th and 8471st ($894 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 6198th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baghdad Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.43
🥤 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
$466
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$4818

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$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617