Baghdad vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$386
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$623
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
59
71
😀 Quality of life
52
61
🏙️ Population
8.13M
10.6M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 69% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6246th and 8633rd ($859 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 531st 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 Shijiazhuang. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Shijiazhuang ranked 35th in China, while ranked 6059th and 5079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Shijiazhuang

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Baghdad Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$4947

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$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 Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$547
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$555
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$568
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$588
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$614
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$572
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$575
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$605
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$632
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$637
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$616
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$677
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$482
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$608
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$620
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$609
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$611
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$634
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$577
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$598
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$670
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$500
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$649
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$675
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$679
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$507
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$769
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$720
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$538
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$597
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$608
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$619
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$648
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$668
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$747
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$693
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$729
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$734