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

🙂 Solo nomad: Baghdad is 32% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 15% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Baghdad is 8.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 31.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.27 IQD 6,914

$11.88 MX$210

-55.64%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$36.93 IQD 48.4K

$41.90 MX$740

-11.86%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.47 IQD 9,802

$10.55 MX$186

-29.19%

Cappuccino

$2.96 IQD 3,875

$3.60 MX$63.5

-17.78%

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

$0.39 IQD 515

$1.50 MX$26.45

-74.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.19 IQD 251

$0.91 MX$16.09

-79.12%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.34 IQD 4,379

$3.08 MX$54.4

8.44%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.83 IQD 3,713

$4.47 MX$78.8

-36.69%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.30 IQD 1,708

$1.39 MX$24.54

-6.47%

White Bread (500g)

$0.79 IQD 1,035

$1.90 MX$33.47

-58.42%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.64 IQD 2,147

$1.60 MX$28.27

2.50%

Eggs

$1.80 IQD 2,362

$2.60 MX$45.97

-30.77%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.40 IQD 5,768

$8.36 MX$148

-47.37%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.00 IQD 6,556

$8.64 MX$152

-42.13%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.34 IQD 18.8K

$10.91 MX$192

31.44%

Apples (1kg)

$1.27 IQD 1,661

$2.61 MX$45.98

-51.34%

Banana (1kg)

$1.21 IQD 1,581

$1.44 MX$25.46

-15.97%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.06 IQD 1,389

$1.96 MX$34.55

-45.92%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.71 IQD 929

$2.12 MX$37.34

-66.51%

Potato (1kg)

$0.70 IQD 920

$1.86 MX$32.87

-62.37%

Onion (1kg)

$0.66 IQD 866

$2.22 MX$39.20

-70.27%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.67 IQD 880

$1.02 MX$17.99

-34.31%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.65 IQD 856

$1.04 MX$18.36

-37.50%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.14 IQD 2,801

$4.05 MX$71.5

-47.16%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.72 IQD 15.4K

$10.18 MX$180

15.13%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.82 IQD 2,390

$1.69 MX$29.79

7.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.15 IQD 2,817

$2.62 MX$46.25

-17.94%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.76 IQD 991

$0.51 MX$9.09

49.02%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.07 IQD 36.8K

$26.52 MX$468

5.84%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.90 IQD 5,111

$3.15 MX$55.7

23.81%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.54 IQD 2,019

$2.46 MX$43.49

-37.40%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.61 IQD 9,985

$3.26 MX$57.5

133.44%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.56 IQD 734

$1.32 MX$23.36

-57.58%

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

$19.7K IQD 25.8M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-34.58%

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

$19.9K IQD 26.2M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-16.03%

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

$176 IQD 231.2K

$83.5 MX$1,474

111.04%

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

$25.82 IQD 33.9K

$22.86 MX$404

12.95%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.52 IQD 53.1K

$30.04 MX$530

34.89%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.63 IQD 54.6K

$51.9 MX$916

-19.79%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.47 IQD 24.2K

$18.30 MX$323

0.93%

Cinema Ticket

$7.87 IQD 10.3K

$5.12 MX$90.4

53.71%

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

$168 IQD 220.6K

$201 MX$3,541

-16.16%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,602 IQD 4.7M

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-32.26%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$28.20 IQD 37.0K

$35.73 MX$631

-21.07%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.72 IQD 40.3K

$40.27 MX$711

-23.71%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$64.5 IQD 84.5K

$79.2 MX$1,398

-18.59%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$43.42 IQD 56.9K

$89.3 MX$1,576

-51.36%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$540 IQD 708.0K

$947 MX$16.7K

-42.98%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$323 IQD 423.1K

$483 MX$8,525

-33.20%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$843 IQD 1.1M

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-47.29%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$590 IQD 773.3K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-51.30%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,751 IQD 4.9M

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-6.14%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,448 IQD 1.9M

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-77.39%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$620 IQD 813.7K

$730 MX$12.9K

-14.95%

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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