Baghdad vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baghdad	Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person	$918	$2028
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2092	$4874
🏠 One person rent	$446	$1133
🏘️ Family rent	$728	$1958
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$649
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$97.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$502	$3458
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	57	96
😀 Quality of life	58	91
🏙️ Population	8.13M	196K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 55% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 6120th and 1913th ($918 vs $2028) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and Belgium, respectively. Check Iraq vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 1.7 months in Brussels. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 6065th and 165th 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	$3.8	$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.3	$77.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.59	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.83	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$1090
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$879
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$673	$1983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$1587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3092	$4704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1298	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$4.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$9.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.54	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.9	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$1055
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3566	$22658

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$761
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$961
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$833
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$672
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$823
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$588
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$688
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$768
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$677
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$555
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$570
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$631
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$474
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$630
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$646
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$507
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$583
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$672
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$946
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$509
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$681
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$845
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$434
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$492
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$588
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$497
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$540
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$433
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$409
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$560
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$566
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$492
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$402
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$494
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$619
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$430
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$457
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$489
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$508

Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818