Baghdad vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baghdad	Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person	$859	$1958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2087	$4780
🏠 One person rent	$386	$1120
🏘️ Family rent	$730	$1989
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$598
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$3047
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	59	96
😀 Quality of life	52	89
🏙️ Population	8.13M	196K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 56% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 6246th and 1988th ($859 vs $1958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Iraq and Belgium, respectively. Check Iraq vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 1.6 months in Brussels. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 6059th and 173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Brussels

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	Baghdad	Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.99	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.14	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$5.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$1032
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$841	$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$509	$1606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.71%	3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$4722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$4382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.5	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.46	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$3.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.22	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$153	$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3224	$23380

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Cities near Baghdad

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

Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762