Baghdad vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$487
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$664
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
59
68
😀 Quality of life
59
68
🏙️ Population
8.13M
12.6M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 86% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6017th and 8643rd ($952 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 6062nd and 4641st 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
$4.18
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$0.86
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$3.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$21713

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556