Baghdad vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baghdad	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$904	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2108	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$423	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$568	$822
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	60	22
😀 Quality of life	54	58
🏙️ Population	8.13M	1.96M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 14% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 6020th and 5176th ($904 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th 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 0.8 months in Tijuana. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 5970th and 5576th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Tijuana

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	Baghdad	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.51	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3882	$2569

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$752
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$960
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$833
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$659
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$817
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$580
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$651
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$766
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$680
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$570
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$587
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$641
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$467
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$626
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$659
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$508
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$582
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$676
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$963
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$536
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$683
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$854
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$449
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$531
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$597
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$533
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$554
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$476
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$458
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$577
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$583
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$536
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$672
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$505
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$646
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$443
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$469
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$513

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$912
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2962
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3065
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3428
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2916
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3043
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2898
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2964
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2930
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3124
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3279
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2917
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2834
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3199
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$880
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2637
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2945
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3109
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2732
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2763
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2936
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2578
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2764
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2698
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677