Baghdad vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$487
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$1028
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
59
93
😀 Quality of life
59
72
🏙️ Population
8.13M
9.21M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 33% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6017th and 4274th ($952 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Iraq and Mexico, respectively. Check Iraq vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 6062nd and 3354th 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
$4.18
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$11420

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023