Baghdad vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$4554
🏠 One person rent
$417
$1085
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$1927
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$3070
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
59
96
😀 Quality of life
51
89
🏙️ Population
6.96M
189K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 52% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 6005th and 2147th ($894 vs $1869) 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 0.6 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 6198th and 148th 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
$4.94
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$5.38
 Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$968
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$1848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$4416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$3736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$8.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$978
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$23098

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Cities near Baghdad

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

Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650