Baghdad vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$417
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$599
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
59
62
😀 Quality of life
51
67
🏙️ Population
6.96M
2M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 38% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6005th and 7206th ($894 vs $649) 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 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 6198th and 3890th 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
$4.94
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.07
 Cappuccino
$3.12
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$3.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$5767

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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 Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760