Antwerp vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1650
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3930
$2122
🏠 One person rent
$841
$417
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$538
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
87
59
😀 Quality of life
89
51
🏙️ Population
529K
6.96M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 85% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 2878th and 6005th ($1650 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2nd in Belgium and Iraq, respectively. Check Belgium vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 0.6 months in Baghdad. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 161st and 6198th 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
$18.8
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$2.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.72
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.24%
8.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3955
$2553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2889
$1189
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.9
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.74
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$606
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17510
$2253

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1539
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1631
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1533
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1544
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1567
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1413
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1832
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1376
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1575
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1426
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1678
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1869
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1593
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1659
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1618
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1644
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1652
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1743
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1514
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$1981
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1822
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1648
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1585
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1528
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1825

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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