Antwerp vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1762
$859
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4106
$2087
🏠 One person rent
$893
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$1430
$730
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2721
$476
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
87
59
😀 Quality of life
89
52
🏙️ Population
529K
8.13M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 105% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 2671st and 6246th ($1762 vs $859) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in Belgium and Iraq, respectively. Check Belgium vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 176th and 6059th 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
$19.6
$4.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.9
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$7.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1437
$841
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$509
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
7.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4562
$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3518
$924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.81
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68
$25.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.36
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13064
$3224

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1611
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1709
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1616
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1619
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1636
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1442
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1545
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1920
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1421
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1693
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1514
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1779
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1958
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1602
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1734
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1761
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1715
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1712
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1799
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1587
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2046
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1750
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1723
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1645
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1611
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1701
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1911

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518