Amsterdam vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

Amsterdam Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2311
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4982
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$1518
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$2324
$643
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3717
$508
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
53
😀 Quality of life
94
53
🏙️ Population
860K
6.96M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 199% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 294th and 6294th ($2311 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the Netherlands and Iraq, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.7 months in Baghdad. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 31st and 6053rd 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
$14.8
$4.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.5
$23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$2.43
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1468
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1272
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2516
$717
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1909
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$97.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.3
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
8.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8970
$2033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5663
$919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.2
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$0.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.71
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$1.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$2.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.3
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.4
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$55.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11361
$1795

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$1622
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2226
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1790
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1910
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1877
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1577
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1664
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$1887
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$1921
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$1588
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1686
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1700
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1531
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1655
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1739
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1664
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1578
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1659
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$1799
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1658
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1656
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1664
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1570
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1660
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1555
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1661
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1487
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1664
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1972
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1657
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1670
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1650
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1492
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1659
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1452
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1735
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1657
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1797
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1755

Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$632
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$850
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$595
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$712
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$617
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$550
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$698
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$650
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$595
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$603
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$506
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$555
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$536
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$617
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$614
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$568
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$606
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$728
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$740
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$686
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$632
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$633
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$813
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$796
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$687
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$467
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$1029
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$650
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$689
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$502
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$615
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$606
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$694
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$606
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$664
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$619
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$932
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$447
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$689
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$689