Cost of Living Comparison Between Baghdad and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Baghdad and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Baghdad is 31% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 14.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Baghdad is 10.5% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 31% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.33 IQD 6,974

$11.99 MX$227

-55.55%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$36.37 IQD 47.6K

$42.47 MX$803

-14.36%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.43 IQD 9,729

$10.47 MX$198

-29.04%

Cappuccino

$2.99 IQD 3,920

$3.6 MX$68.2

-16.94%

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

$0.4 IQD 518

$1.44 MX$27.16

-72.22%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.19 IQD 245

$0.89 MX$16.79

-78.65%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.51 IQD 4,598

$3.09 MX$58.5

13.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.85 IQD 3,734

$4.58 MX$86.6

-37.77%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.38 IQD 1,805

$1.38 MX$26.04

White Bread (500g)

$0.78 IQD 1,027

$1.85 MX$34.9

-57.84%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.66 IQD 2,170

$1.57 MX$29.68

5.73%

Eggs

$1.79 IQD 2,346

$2.55 MX$48.3

-29.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.47 IQD 5,851

$8.61 MX$163

-48.08%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.88 IQD 6,386

$8.54 MX$161

-42.86%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.18 IQD 18.6K

$10.98 MX$208

29.14%

Apples (1kg)

$1.22 IQD 1,597

$2.72 MX$51.4

-55.15%

Banana (1kg)

$1.15 IQD 1,510

$1.51 MX$28.57

-23.84%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.01 IQD 1,322

$1.88 MX$35.63

-46.28%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.75 IQD 979

$2.19 MX$41.42

-65.75%

Potato (1kg)

$0.69 IQD 904

$1.87 MX$35.3

-63.10%

Onion (1kg)

$0.63 IQD 820

$2.19 MX$41.37

-71.23%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.63 IQD 824

$1.07 MX$20.23

-41.12%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.66 IQD 858

$1.09 MX$20.64

-39.45%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.15 IQD 2,812

$3.96 MX$74.9

-45.71%

Wine (Bottle)

$15.23 IQD 19.9K

$8.86 MX$167

71.90%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.8 IQD 2,351

$1.72 MX$32.53

4.65%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.17 IQD 2,840

$2.61 MX$49.37

-16.86%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.75 IQD 977

$0.52 MX$9.74

44.23%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.02 IQD 36.7K

$26.59 MX$503

5.38%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.77 IQD 4,936

$3.24 MX$61.2

16.36%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.49 IQD 1,946

$2.38 MX$44.94

-37.39%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.66 IQD 10K

$3.11 MX$58.7

146.30%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.53 IQD 695

$1.31 MX$24.85

-59.54%

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

$20.4K IQD 26.7M

$30.3K MX$573K

-32.80%

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

$19.7K IQD 25.8M

$24K MX$453.6K

-17.96%

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

$180 IQD 235.2K

$84.2 MX$1,592

113.31%

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

$25.43 IQD 33.3K

$22.14 MX$419

14.86%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.85 IQD 53.5K

$30.14 MX$570

35.53%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.33 IQD 54.1K

$52 MX$983

-20.49%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.6 IQD 24.3K

$18.72 MX$354

-0.64%

Cinema Ticket

$7.69 IQD 10.1K

$5.07 MX$95.9

51.68%

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

$163 IQD 213.3K

$200 MX$3,787

-18.66%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,608 IQD 4.7M

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-32.35%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$28.36 IQD 37.1K

$35.74 MX$676

-20.65%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.12 IQD 40.7K

$39.8 MX$753

-21.81%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$63.6 IQD 83.2K

$79 MX$1,493

-19.51%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$42.52 IQD 55.7K

$88.4 MX$1,671

-51.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$547 IQD 715.4K

$965 MX$18.3K

-43.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$321 IQD 420.7K

$474 MX$8,968

-32.24%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$818 IQD 1.1M

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-50.52%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$593 IQD 776.1K

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-50.67%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,093 IQD 4M

$3,081 MX$58.3K

0.37%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,323 IQD 1.7M

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-82.43%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$579 IQD 757.9K

$792 MX$15K

-26.88%

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 Baghdad: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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