Cost of Living Comparison Between Ba'qubah and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Ba'qubah and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Ba'qubah is 46% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 49% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ba'qubah is 43.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 56.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.00 IQD 6,552

$11.88 MX$210

-57.91%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$15.18 IQD 19.9K

$41.90 MX$740

-63.77%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.36 IQD 8,338

$10.55 MX$186

-39.72%

Cappuccino

$1.13 IQD 1,483

$3.60 MX$63.5

-68.61%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.48 IQD 630

$1.50 MX$26.45

-68.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.18 IQD 232

$0.91 MX$16.09

-80.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.88 IQD 2,461

$3.08 MX$54.4

-38.96%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.11 IQD 2,771

$4.47 MX$78.8

-52.80%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.17 IQD 1,534

$1.39 MX$24.54

-15.83%

White Bread (500g)

$0.54 IQD 713

$1.90 MX$33.47

-71.58%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.12 IQD 1,470

$1.60 MX$28.27

-30.00%

Eggs

$1.44 IQD 1,888

$2.60 MX$45.97

-44.62%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$2.27 IQD 2,972

$8.36 MX$148

-72.85%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.47 IQD 3,245

$8.64 MX$152

-71.41%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.79 IQD 14.1K

$10.91 MX$192

-1.10%

Apples (1kg)

$0.93 IQD 1,217

$2.61 MX$45.98

-64.37%

Banana (1kg)

$1.18 IQD 1,551

$1.44 MX$25.46

-18.06%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.98 IQD 1,285

$1.96 MX$34.55

-50.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.54 IQD 714

$2.12 MX$37.34

-74.53%

Potato (1kg)

$0.55 IQD 726

$1.86 MX$32.87

-70.43%

Onion (1kg)

$0.70 IQD 919

$2.22 MX$39.20

-68.47%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.50 IQD 659

$1.02 MX$17.99

-50.98%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.19 IQD 249

$1.04 MX$18.36

-81.73%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.72 IQD 3,565

$4.05 MX$71.5

-32.84%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.20 IQD 16.0K

$10.18 MX$180

19.84%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.38 IQD 1,804

$1.69 MX$29.79

-18.34%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.95 IQD 2,561

$2.62 MX$46.25

-25.57%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.39 IQD 517

$0.51 MX$9.09

-23.53%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$31.16 IQD 40.9K

$26.52 MX$468

17.50%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.27 IQD 2,977

$3.15 MX$55.7

-27.94%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.03 IQD 2,663

$2.46 MX$43.49

-17.48%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.32 IQD 6,982

$3.26 MX$57.5

63.19%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.35 IQD 461

$1.32 MX$23.36

-73.48%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$19.2K IQD 25.1M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-36.26%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$20.3K IQD 26.6M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-14.75%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$57.5 IQD 75.4K

$83.5 MX$1,474

-31.16%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$17.54 IQD 23.0K

$22.86 MX$404

-23.27%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$26.37 IQD 34.6K

$30.04 MX$530

-12.22%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$19.41 IQD 25.5K

$51.9 MX$916

-62.60%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.09 IQD 22.4K

$18.30 MX$323

-6.61%

Cinema Ticket

$3.91 IQD 5,127

$5.12 MX$90.4

-23.63%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$26.51 IQD 34.8K

$201 MX$3,541

-86.79%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$646 IQD 847.2K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-87.85%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$19.21 IQD 25.2K

$35.73 MX$631

-46.24%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.83 IQD 24.7K

$40.27 MX$711

-53.24%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$80.8 IQD 105.9K

$79.2 MX$1,398

2.01%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$26.68 IQD 35.0K

$89.3 MX$1,576

-70.11%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$243 IQD 318.9K

$947 MX$16.7K

-74.32%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$175 IQD 229.6K

$483 MX$8,525

-63.75%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$572 IQD 749.5K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-64.25%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$348 IQD 456.3K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-71.26%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$925 IQD 1.2M

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-76.84%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$585 IQD 767.1K

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-90.86%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$719 IQD 943.4K

$730 MX$12.9K

-1.39%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.67

11.42

-50.35%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Ba'qubah: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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