Cost of Living Comparison Between Baghdad and Mexico City Cost of Living Comparison Between Baghdad and Mexico City

🙂 Solo nomad: Baghdad is 27.2% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 26.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Baghdad is 30.7% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 33.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.27 IQD 6,914

$13.19 MX$233

-60.05%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$36.93 IQD 48.4K

$53.5 MX$944

-30.98%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.47 IQD 9,802

$9.37 MX$165

-20.28%

Cappuccino

$2.96 IQD 3,875

$3.75 MX$66.2

-21.07%

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

$0.39 IQD 515

$1.57 MX$27.71

-75.16%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.19 IQD 251

$1.11 MX$19.61

-82.88%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.34 IQD 4,379

$3.12 MX$55.1

7.05%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.83 IQD 3,713

$4.81 MX$84.9

-41.16%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.30 IQD 1,708

$1.65 MX$29.16

-21.21%

White Bread (500g)

$0.79 IQD 1,035

$2.77 MX$48.87

-71.48%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.64 IQD 2,147

$1.91 MX$33.67

-14.14%

Eggs

$1.80 IQD 2,362

$2.60 MX$45.81

-30.77%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.40 IQD 5,768

$10.21 MX$180

-56.90%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.00 IQD 6,556

$8.46 MX$149

-40.90%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.34 IQD 18.8K

$11.60 MX$205

23.62%

Apples (1kg)

$1.27 IQD 1,661

$3.00 MX$52.9

-57.67%

Banana (1kg)

$1.21 IQD 1,581

$1.73 MX$30.49

-30.06%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.06 IQD 1,389

$2.04 MX$36.05

-48.04%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.71 IQD 929

$2.00 MX$35.34

-64.50%

Potato (1kg)

$0.70 IQD 920

$2.15 MX$37.91

-67.44%

Onion (1kg)

$0.66 IQD 866

$2.25 MX$39.71

-70.67%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.67 IQD 880

$1.39 MX$24.57

-51.80%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.65 IQD 856

$1.07 MX$18.88

-39.25%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.14 IQD 2,801

$4.13 MX$73.0

-48.18%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.72 IQD 15.4K

$12.35 MX$218

-5.10%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.82 IQD 2,390

$1.70 MX$30.02

7.06%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.15 IQD 2,817

$3.56 MX$62.8

-39.61%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.76 IQD 991

$0.36 MX$6.35

111.11%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.07 IQD 36.8K

$18.70 MX$330

50.11%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.90 IQD 5,111

$1.36 MX$24.05

186.76%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.54 IQD 2,019

$0.28 MX$4.88

450.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.61 IQD 9,985

$5.44 MX$96.0

39.89%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.56 IQD 734

$1.34 MX$23.64

-58.21%

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

$19.7K IQD 25.8M

$19.0K MX$335.5K

3.54%

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

$19.9K IQD 26.2M

$23.3K MX$411.1K

-14.34%

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

$176 IQD 231.2K

$40.62 MX$717

333.97%

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

$25.82 IQD 33.9K

$26.92 MX$475

-4.09%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.52 IQD 53.1K

$29.98 MX$529

35.16%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.63 IQD 54.6K

$52.2 MX$922

-20.26%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.47 IQD 24.2K

$25.91 MX$457

-28.71%

Cinema Ticket

$7.87 IQD 10.3K

$6.39 MX$113

23.16%

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

$168 IQD 220.6K

$431 MX$7,603

-60.95%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,602 IQD 4.7M

$10.4K MX$184.0K

-65.45%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$28.20 IQD 37.0K

$58.4 MX$1,031

-51.73%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.72 IQD 40.3K

$44.65 MX$788

-31.20%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$64.5 IQD 84.5K

$103 MX$1,823

-37.60%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$43.42 IQD 56.9K

$106 MX$1,876

-59.15%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$540 IQD 708.0K

$998 MX$17.6K

-45.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$323 IQD 423.1K

$624 MX$11.0K

-48.32%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$843 IQD 1.1M

$2,108 MX$37.2K

-60.02%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$590 IQD 773.3K

$1,231 MX$21.7K

-52.11%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,751 IQD 4.9M

$3,647 MX$64.4K

2.85%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,448 IQD 1.9M

$2,169 MX$38.3K

-33.26%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$620 IQD 813.7K

$1,044 MX$18.4K

-40.57%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.67

11.34

-50.00%

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

Last update for Baghdad: January 12, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: January 13, 2026

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