Baghdad vs Belo Horizonte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baghdad	Belo Horizonte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$898
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2187	$2247
🏠 One person rent	$501	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$647
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$286
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$648	$598
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	59	64
😀 Quality of life	60	66
🏙️ Population	8.13M	2.32M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 9% more expensive than in Belo Horizonte. Cities ranked 5729th and 6263rd ($976 vs $898) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Iraq and Brazil, respectively. Check Iraq vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 0.7 months in Belo Horizonte. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Belo Horizonte ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 5887th and 4990th 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	$4.76	$5.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.88	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$801	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$534	$467
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$92.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.77%	11.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$2077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1633	$1065
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24	$58.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$9.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.5	$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.75	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$50.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.34	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.8	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.5	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$430
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3494	$9000

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Cities near Baghdad

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 Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$607
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$653
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$631
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$475
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$636
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$572
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$638
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$634
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$659
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$670
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$568
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$542
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$669
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$634
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$654
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$577
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$566
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$538
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$519
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$571
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$618
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$546
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$805
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$669
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$650
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$590
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$576
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688