Antwerp vs Baghdad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Baghdad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1640
$904
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3817
$2108
🏠 One person rent
$832
$423
🏘️ Family rent
$1320
$724
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2545
$568
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
87
60
😀 Quality of life
89
54
🏙️ Population
529K
8.13M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 82% more expensive than in Baghdad. Cities ranked 2896th and 6020th ($1640 vs $904) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 3rd 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 0.6 months in Baghdad. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Baghdad ranked 1st in Iraq, while ranked 203rd and 5970th 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
$18.3
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$3.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$636
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1346
$818
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$81
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$35.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.38%
4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4167
$2856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3351
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.1
$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$4.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$2.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$7.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.4
$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$586
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12170
$3882

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1530
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1613
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1523
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1541
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1556
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1488
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1318
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1446
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1475
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1917
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1492
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1539
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1890
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1421
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1599
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1362
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1663
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1816
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1542
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1805
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1667
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1683
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1642
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1692
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1685
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1486
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1647
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2001
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1739
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1618
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1660
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1560
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1559
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1515
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1626
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1788

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$752
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$659
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$817
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$580
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$651
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$680
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$570
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$587
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$641
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$626
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$659
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$508
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$582
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$672
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$854
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$531
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$597
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$533
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$554
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$476
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$458
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$577
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$583
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$536
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$672
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$505
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$646
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$443
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$469
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$540
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513