Baghdad vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$386
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$740
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
59
90
😀 Quality of life
52
68
🏙️ Population
8.13M
9.21M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 28% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6246th and 4630th ($859 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Iraq and Mexico, respectively. Check Iraq vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6059th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Mexico City

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Baghdad Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$8550

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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 Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709