Antwerp vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1834
$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$2187
🏠 One person rent
$929
$501
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$648
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
87
59
😀 Quality of life
90
60
🏙️ Population
529K
8.13M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 88% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 2660th and 5729th ($1834 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in Belgium and Iraq, respectively. Check Belgium vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 0.7 months in Baghdad. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 190th and 5887th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Baghdad

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Antwerp Baghdad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.7
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$3.88
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.72
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$4012
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3139
$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$4.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.13
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$2.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20056
$3494

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1688
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1829
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1833
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1476
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1769
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1742
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2087
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1739
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1845
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1881
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2030
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1738
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1926
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1895
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1861
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1969
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1874
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1763
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2460
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2112
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1799
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1817
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1759
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1843
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1993

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