Baghdad vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$446
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$549
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
57
61
😀 Quality of life
58
69
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 25% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6120th and 6924th ($918 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and Belarus, respectively. Check Iraq vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 6065th and 4343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Minsk

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Baghdad Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$11271

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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 Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879