Antwerp vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

Antwerp Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1537
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3603
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$780
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$643
🍽️ Food expenses
$502
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2561
$508
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
87
53
😀 Quality of life
89
53
🏙️ Population
529K
6.96M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 99% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 2677th and 6294th ($1537 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th in Belgium and Iraq, respectively. Check Belgium vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Antwerp compared to 0.7 months in Baghdad. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 146th and 6053rd 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
$15.9
$4.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.53
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$737
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1173
$717
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$946
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$97.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.13%
8.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3456
$2033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2728
$919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.8
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$0.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.23
$1.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$2.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.8
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$55.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17368
$1795

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1556
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1558
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1403
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1466
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1425
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1390
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1389
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1481
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1372
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1449
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1661
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1412
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1454
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1663
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1413
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1345
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1312
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1351
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1418
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1371
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1578
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1549
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1624
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1410
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1551
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1414
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1345
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1438
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1708
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1401
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1407
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$1493
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1797
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1407
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1457
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1408
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1448
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1406
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1408
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1448

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