Amsterdam vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2545
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5759
$2122
🏠 One person rent
$1649
$417
🏘️ Family rent
$2742
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3788
$538
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
59
😀 Quality of life
94
51
🏙️ Population
921K
6.96M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 185% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 612th and 6005th ($2545 vs $894) 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 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.6 months in Baghdad. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 37th and 6198th 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
$18.4
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.35
$2.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.3
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
8.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$2553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5939
$1189
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.3
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1976
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10734
$2253

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2001
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2465
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2092
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1647
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2135
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1894
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1897
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1958
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2055
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2205
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1939
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1501
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1850
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1796
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1886
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1836
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1804
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1729
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2013
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1841
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1818
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1793
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1756
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1770
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1942
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1864
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1697
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1725
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1761
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1901
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1746
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1734
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1822
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1833

Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511