Antwerp vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4482
$2143
🏠 One person rent
$927
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$1528
$799
🍽️ Food expenses
$638
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$511
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
87
59
😀 Quality of life
90
59
🏙️ Population
529K
8.13M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 95% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 2628th and 6017th ($1857 vs $952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 2nd 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 0.5 months in Baghdad. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 218th and 6062nd 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
$20.6
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$7.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$3.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.68
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$890
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1494
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1226
$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.27%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4499
$3571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3099
$1441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.6
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$4.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.59
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$2.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$7.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$749
$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20480
$3441

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1734
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1849
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1772
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1877
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1854
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1523
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1706
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1734
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2264
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1730
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1864
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1830
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1890
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2065
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1756
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1939
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1920
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1900
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1993
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1894
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1786
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2471
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2206
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1860
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1809
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1846
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1787
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1886
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$2050

Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513