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

🙂 Solo nomad: Baghdad is 29.2% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 26.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Baghdad is 31.7% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 33.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.44 IQD 7,117

$13.12 MX$232

-58.54%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$35.99 IQD 47.1K

$53.8 MX$950

-33.12%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.88 IQD 10.3K

$9.40 MX$166

-16.17%

Cappuccino

$2.94 IQD 3,849

$3.56 MX$62.9

-17.42%

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

$0.37 IQD 480

$1.60 MX$28.29

-76.88%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.17 IQD 227

$1.15 MX$20.38

-85.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.42 IQD 4,473

$3.16 MX$55.7

8.23%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.90 IQD 3,791

$4.85 MX$85.5

-40.21%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.35 IQD 1,771

$1.63 MX$28.84

-17.18%

White Bread (500g)

$0.79 IQD 1,033

$2.73 MX$48.26

-71.06%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.58 IQD 2,068

$1.88 MX$33.16

-15.96%

Eggs

$1.72 IQD 2,250

$2.63 MX$46.45

-34.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.62 IQD 6,035

$9.89 MX$175

-53.29%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.96 IQD 6,484

$8.40 MX$148

-40.95%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.02 IQD 18.3K

$11.63 MX$205

20.55%

Apples (1kg)

$1.29 IQD 1,681

$2.97 MX$52.5

-56.57%

Banana (1kg)

$1.16 IQD 1,521

$1.78 MX$31.50

-34.83%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.00 IQD 1,310

$2.06 MX$36.28

-51.46%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.74 IQD 970

$1.97 MX$34.86

-62.44%

Potato (1kg)

$0.70 IQD 909

$2.09 MX$36.82

-66.51%

Onion (1kg)

$0.67 IQD 873

$2.26 MX$39.87

-70.35%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.63 IQD 822

$1.46 MX$25.74

-56.85%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.62 IQD 813

$1.09 MX$19.24

-43.12%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.12 IQD 2,773

$4.34 MX$76.6

-51.15%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.33 IQD 17.4K

$13.62 MX$240

-2.13%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.82 IQD 2,383

$1.67 MX$29.54

8.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.16 IQD 2,831

$3.54 MX$62.5

-38.98%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.76 IQD 992

$0.36 MX$6.35

111.11%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.28 IQD 37.0K

$18.96 MX$335

49.16%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.72 IQD 4,867

$1.32 MX$23.36

181.82%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.55 IQD 2,033

$0.30 MX$5.32

416.67%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.80 IQD 10.2K

$5.49 MX$96.9

42.08%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.58 IQD 753

$1.34 MX$23.59

-56.72%

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

$19.8K IQD 25.9M

$19.1K MX$337.4K

3.50%

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

$19.8K IQD 25.8M

$23.8K MX$419.4K

-16.87%

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

$180 IQD 235.0K

$41.11 MX$726

337.10%

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

$26.19 IQD 34.3K

$27.78 MX$490

-5.72%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.51 IQD 53.0K

$30.00 MX$530

35.03%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.15 IQD 53.8K

$53.5 MX$945

-23.13%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.70 IQD 24.4K

$26.13 MX$461

-28.43%

Cinema Ticket

$7.52 IQD 9,838

$6.28 MX$111

19.75%

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

$164 IQD 214.1K

$439 MX$7,755

-62.73%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,599 IQD 4.7M

$10.7K MX$189.6K

-66.50%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$28.41 IQD 37.1K

$57.1 MX$1,008

-50.26%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.14 IQD 40.7K

$45.30 MX$800

-31.26%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$63.5 IQD 83.0K

$104 MX$1,840

-39.12%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$42.59 IQD 55.7K

$108 MX$1,911

-60.66%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$547 IQD 716.0K

$996 MX$17.6K

-45.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$322 IQD 420.6K

$624 MX$11.0K

-48.44%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$813 IQD 1.1M

$2,106 MX$37.2K

-61.42%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$583 IQD 762.9K

$1,218 MX$21.5K

-52.12%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,824 IQD 5.0M

$3,799 MX$67.0K

0.65%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,413 IQD 1.8M

$2,230 MX$39.4K

-36.64%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$649 IQD 848.6K

$1,096 MX$19.4K

-40.81%

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: February 28, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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