Amsterdam vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3165
$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7127
$2187
🏠 One person rent
$2073
$501
🏘️ Family rent
$3318
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$659
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$265
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4747
$648
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
59
😀 Quality of life
95
60
🏙️ Population
921K
8.13M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 224% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 138th and 5729th ($3165 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Iraq, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.7 months in Baghdad. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 24th and 5887th 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
$22
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.81
$3.88
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2259
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1723
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3695
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2790
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11141
$4012
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7428
$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.92
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.47
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.44
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$4.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.2
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.06
$2.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.6
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.3
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2748
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20104
$3494

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2185
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2755
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2354
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2399
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1865
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2564
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2296
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2283
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2608
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2389
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2407
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1477
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2365
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2148
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2491
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2310
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2424
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2026
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2659
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1805
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$2053
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2104
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2341
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2077
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2159
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2220
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$2253
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1942
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2040
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2082
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2152
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2166
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2112
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2247

Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469