Baghdad vs Belo Horizonte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baghdad	Belo Horizonte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$918	$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2092	$2028
🏠 One person rent	$446	$350
🏘️ Family rent	$728	$608
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$502	$409
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	57	63
😀 Quality of life	58	63
🏙️ Population	8.13M	2.32M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 14% more expensive than in Belo Horizonte. Cities ranked 6120th and 6633rd ($918 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in Iraq and Brazil, respectively. Check Iraq vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Belo Horizonte ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 6065th and 5520th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Belo Horizonte

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	Baghdad	Belo Horizonte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.8	$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.3	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.59	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.83	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$673	$694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$53.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$82
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$20.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	10.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3092	$1567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1298	$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$8.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.54	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$6.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.9	$79.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$346
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3566	$6783

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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 Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$565
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$582
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$563
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$582
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$526
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$590
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$586
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$600
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$618
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$540
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$502
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$613
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$597
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$599
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$530
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$613
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$494
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$492
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$513
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$603
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$568
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$498
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$706
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$624
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$621
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$552
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$536
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648