Baghdad vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$386
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$641
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
59
62
😀 Quality of life
52
67
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.99M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 20% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6246th and 6834th ($859 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 6059th and 3775th 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
$4.99
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$10290

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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 Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795