Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 14.2% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of China, you would:
pay 14.6% more for restaurants
China
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.04
CN¥21.97
|
$5.35
IQD6,976
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
CN¥37.51
|
$6.88
IQD8,970
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
$0.42
IQD544
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.15
|
$0.19
IQD249
|
|
pay 24.0% less for groceries
China
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
CN¥11.88
|
$0.86
IQD1,118
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
CN¥43.20
|
$2.39
IQD3,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.16
CN¥51.72
|
$4.86
IQD6,330
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
CN¥11.92
|
$1.82
IQD2,377
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
CN¥11.38
|
$1.99
IQD2,593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.51
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.15
|
$0.51
IQD666
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
CN¥4.78
|
$0.47
IQD609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CN¥3.81
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CN¥2.38
|
$0.30
IQD395
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
CN¥2.96
|
$0.29
IQD383
|
|
pay 75.9% more for transportation
China
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
CN¥32.12
|
$1.73
IQD2,249
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.24
CN¥160.66
|
$22.94
IQD29,899
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,593.81
CN¥141,530.02
|
$18,355.59
IQD23,919,282
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
CN¥28.24
|
$18.29
IQD23,840
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
China
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.06
CN¥87.11
|
$40.82
IQD53,190
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.80
CN¥2,425.55
|
$562.97
IQD733,613
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.96
CN¥1,509.38
|
$291.49
IQD379,844
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
CN¥287.33
|
$113.11
IQD147,391
|
|
pay 78.9% less for childcare
China
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.22
CN¥3,490.39
|
$143.70
IQD187,253
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,043.44
CN¥130,331.35
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,936,483
|
|
pay 10.2% more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
CN¥7.79
|
$2.15
IQD2,798
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
CN¥23.14
|
$2.65
IQD3,450
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
CN¥23.24
|
$2.20
IQD2,865
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.07
CN¥303.87
|
$31.02
IQD40,425
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
CN¥43.40
|
$7.65
IQD9,966
|
|
pay 30.6% less for clothing
China
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.74
CN¥352.09
|
$29.44
IQD38,365
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.37
CN¥226.58
|
$30.82
IQD40,162
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.58
CN¥531.50
|
$46.25
IQD60,263
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.83
CN¥554.94
|
$43.06
IQD56,111
|
|
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