Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 23.3% cheaper than Beijing.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 0.3% more for restaurants
|
Beijing
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
$4.72
IQD6,170
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.15
|
$8.00
IQD10,457
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$0.51
IQD670
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$0.20
IQD256
|
|
pay 45.6% less for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
$0.74
IQD967
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥48.01
|
$2.18
IQD2,849
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.52
|
$3.91
IQD5,109
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
$1.67
IQD2,187
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
$1.88
IQD2,456
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$0.38
IQD501
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
$0.44
IQD582
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
$0.41
IQD536
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
$0.29
IQD376
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$0.28
IQD363
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
$0.24
IQD316
|
|
pay 16.4% more for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.70
|
$1.33
IQD1,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥316.09
|
$22.96
IQD30,011
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,169.00
|
$14,238.96
IQD18,612,526
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.04
|
$18.06
IQD23,605
|
|
pay 38.1% more for housing
|
Beijing
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.48
|
$51.82
IQD67,731
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,361.01
|
$422.00
IQD551,617
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,595.77
|
$251.01
IQD328,105
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.45
|
$98.24
IQD128,421
|
|
pay 90.0% less for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,886.84
|
$133.60
IQD174,637
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥201,036.06
|
$1,701.04
IQD2,223,522
|
|
pay 28.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
$2.00
IQD2,614
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.67
|
$2.34
IQD3,065
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
$1.72
IQD2,242
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.25
|
$33.83
IQD44,218
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.23
|
$7.00
IQD9,150
|
|
pay 53.8% less for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥500.79
|
$25.82
IQD33,754
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.67
|
$28.36
IQD37,072
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥647.77
|
$48.33
IQD63,178
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥902.19
|
$36.02
IQD47,085
|
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