Baghdad vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$446
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$892
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
57
92
😀 Quality of life
58
72
🏙️ Population
8.13M
9.21M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 31% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6120th and 4418th ($918 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Iraq and Mexico, respectively. Check Iraq vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6065th and 3317th 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
$3.8
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$11015

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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 Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030