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Baghdad vs. China Cost of Living Summary

Baghdad is 12.8% more expensive than China overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.3% more in Baghdad
Groceries: pay 20.0% less in Baghdad
Transportation: pay 59.5% more in Baghdad
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Baghdad
Childcare: pay 73.0% less in Baghdad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.6% more in Baghdad
Clothing: pay 23.5% less in Baghdad

The cost of housing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Baghdad are more expensive than in China. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and groceries are lower in Baghdad. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Baghdad.

Baghdad vs. China Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Baghdad instead of China, you would:

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pay 21.3% more for restaurants

	China	Baghdad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.85 CN¥20.65	$5.31 IQD6,967	+86.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.07 CN¥36.65	$7.59 IQD9,953	+49.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 CN¥3.54	$0.42 IQD553	-13.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 CN¥2.17	$0.19 IQD249	-36.8%
Average			+21.3%

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pay 20.0% less for groceries

	China	Baghdad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.59 CN¥11.51	$0.88 IQD1,149	-44.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CN¥42.32	$2.38 IQD3,120	-59.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.86 CN¥49.63	$5.13 IQD6,726	-25.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 CN¥11.55	$1.82 IQD2,387	+14.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.54 CN¥11.15	$2.22 IQD2,911	+44.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 CN¥5.52	$0.51 IQD674	-32.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 CN¥4.14	$0.51 IQD675	-10.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 CN¥4.73	$0.46 IQD609	-28.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 CN¥3.79	$0.31 IQD404	-41.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 CN¥2.32	$0.30 IQD389	-7.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 CN¥2.90	$0.29 IQD379	-27.8%
Average			-20.0%

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pay 59.5% more for transportation

	China	Baghdad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.44 CN¥32.15	$1.78 IQD2,340	-59.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.47 CN¥162.55	$22.77 IQD29,860	+1.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,071.53 CN¥137,968.24	$18,213.31 IQD23,888,247	-4.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.97 CN¥28.75	$15.94 IQD20,902	+301.0%
Average			+59.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	China	Baghdad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.70 CN¥84.60	$35.21 IQD46,182	+201.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$328.33 CN¥2,375.23	$443.62 IQD581,850	+35.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$205.78 CN¥1,488.66	$264.28 IQD346,622	+28.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.46 CN¥292.69	$113.01 IQD148,215	+179.3%
Average			+111.0%

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pay 73.0% less for childcare

	China	Baghdad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$459.70 CN¥3,325.57	$162.43 IQD213,037	-64.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,318.08 CN¥132,517.57	$3,438.23 IQD4,509,516	-81.2%
Average			-73.0%

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pay 14.6% more for entertainment and sports

	China	Baghdad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.09 CN¥7.89	$2.28 IQD2,986	+108.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.07 CN¥22.19	$2.89 IQD3,795	-5.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.23 CN¥23.39	$2.28 IQD2,986	-29.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.41 CN¥299.56	$29.60 IQD38,829	-28.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.93 CN¥42.86	$7.59 IQD9,953	+28.1%
Average			+14.6%

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pay 23.5% less for clothing

	China	Baghdad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.23 CN¥348.87	$28.72 IQD37,674	-40.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.67 CN¥229.12	$34.03 IQD44,635	+7.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.53 CN¥524.67	$61.01 IQD80,016	-15.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.53 CN¥546.44	$41.35 IQD54,237	-45.3%
Average			-23.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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