Amsterdam vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3203
$952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7246
$2143
🏠 One person rent
$2108
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$3473
$799
🍽️ Food expenses
$661
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$259
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5294
$511
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
59
😀 Quality of life
96
59
🏙️ Population
921K
8.13M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 236% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 126th and 6017th ($3203 vs $952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Netherlands and Iraq, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.5 months in Baghdad. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 13th and 6062nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Baghdad

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Amsterdam Baghdad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.4
$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$7.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.09
$3.8
 Cappuccino
$4.91
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2237
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1767
$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3877
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2931
$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$298
$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.1
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11192
$3571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7947
$1441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.78
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$109
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.38
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$4.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.68
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$2.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.81
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$7.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.8
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.4
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2472
$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21156
$3441

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2223
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2822
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2383
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2440
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1907
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2636
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2383
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2338
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2669
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2348
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2457
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1512
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2481
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2172
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2701
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2471
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2389
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2058
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2637
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1822
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1848
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2136
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2360
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2106
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2119
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2260
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$2189
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$2002
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2094
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2055
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2200
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2132
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2206
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2340

Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513