Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 2.4 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 10.2% more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
IQD7,013
|
$4.15
CN¥29.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD9,017
|
$5.54
CN¥39.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD547
|
$0.50
CN¥3.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD250
|
$0.31
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 64.4% more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,124
|
$1.43
CN¥10.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,126
|
$6.83
CN¥48.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,364
|
$7.46
CN¥53.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,390
|
$1.75
CN¥12.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,607
|
$1.44
CN¥10.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD603
|
$0.96
CN¥6.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD670
|
$0.79
CN¥5.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD612
|
$0.87
CN¥6.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD386
|
$0.58
CN¥4.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD397
|
$0.37
CN¥2.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD385
|
$0.49
CN¥3.46
|
|
pay 35.5% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,261
|
$4.35
CN¥30.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD30,057
|
$34.62
CN¥245.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD24,045,819
|
$20,773.90
CN¥147,532.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD23,966
|
$4.68
CN¥33.24
|
|
pay 8.9% more for housing
Baghdad
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,471
|
$13.59
CN¥96.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD737,494
|
$969.73
CN¥6,886.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD381,853
|
$561.86
CN¥3,990.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD148,171
|
$42.17
CN¥299.48
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD188,243
|
$836.50
CN¥5,940.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,952,018
|
$25,256.69
CN¥179,367.93
|
|
pay 34.4% more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,813
|
$1.38
CN¥9.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,468
|
$3.73
CN¥26.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,880
|
$3.46
CN¥24.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,639
|
$62.16
CN¥441.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD10,019
|
$8.31
CN¥59.01
|
|
pay 95.7% more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,568
|
$65.57
CN¥465.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,374
|
$35.21
CN¥250.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,582
|
$85.31
CN¥605.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,408
|
$112.58
CN¥799.53
|
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