Baghdad vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$501
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$692
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
59
59
😀 Quality of life
60
68
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 6% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 5729th and 6121st ($976 vs $924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Iraq and Belarus, respectively. Check Iraq vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 5887th and 4446th 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
$4.76
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
16.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$2491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$8.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$14758

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853