Baghdad vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$386
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$690
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
59
17
😀 Quality of life
52
37
🏙️ Population
8.13M
9.03M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 43% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6246th and 7790th ($859 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 315th 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 Zhoukou. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 6059th and 7211th 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
$4.99
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$15431

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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

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528