Baghdad vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$487
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$681
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
59
14
😀 Quality of life
59
44
🏙️ Population
8.13M
9.03M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 59% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6017th and 7960th ($952 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 226th 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 Zhoukou. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 6062nd and 7402nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Zhoukou

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Baghdad Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$16685

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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 Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514