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

🙂 Solo nomad: Baghdad is 24.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 17.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Baghdad is 11% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 30% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.50 IQD 7,203

$11.61 MX$200

-52.63%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$36.73 IQD 48.1K

$42.75 MX$738

-14.08%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.59 IQD 9,932

$10.60 MX$183

-28.40%

Cappuccino

$3.11 IQD 4,077

$3.59 MX$62.0

-13.37%

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

$0.36 IQD 478

$1.45 MX$25.08

-75.17%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.16 IQD 212

$0.90 MX$15.50

-82.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.48 IQD 4,556

$3.03 MX$52.4

14.85%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.94 IQD 3,853

$4.56 MX$78.8

-35.53%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.36 IQD 1,778

$1.45 MX$25.07

-6.21%

White Bread (500g)

$0.83 IQD 1,081

$1.83 MX$31.55

-54.64%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.60 IQD 2,101

$1.61 MX$27.77

-0.62%

Eggs

$1.78 IQD 2,333

$2.54 MX$43.82

-29.92%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.48 IQD 5,871

$8.54 MX$148

-47.54%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.99 IQD 6,539

$8.47 MX$146

-41.09%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.94 IQD 18.2K

$10.86 MX$188

28.36%

Apples (1kg)

$1.26 IQD 1,654

$2.73 MX$47.13

-53.85%

Banana (1kg)

$1.21 IQD 1,582

$1.49 MX$25.77

-18.79%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.05 IQD 1,370

$1.94 MX$33.55

-45.88%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.74 IQD 965

$2.16 MX$37.38

-65.74%

Potato (1kg)

$0.65 IQD 847

$1.85 MX$31.88

-64.86%

Onion (1kg)

$0.67 IQD 879

$2.19 MX$37.80

-69.41%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.67 IQD 882

$1.07 MX$18.52

-37.38%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.66 IQD 870

$1.08 MX$18.71

-38.89%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.14 IQD 2,806

$4.06 MX$70.1

-47.29%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.65 IQD 17.9K

$10.46 MX$181

30.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.84 IQD 2,410

$1.65 MX$28.56

11.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.08 IQD 2,718

$2.55 MX$44.01

-18.43%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.75 IQD 978

$0.56 MX$9.60

33.93%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$27.79 IQD 36.4K

$26.20 MX$453

6.07%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.89 IQD 5,095

$3.14 MX$54.2

23.89%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.48 IQD 1,933

$2.37 MX$40.96

-37.55%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.80 IQD 10.2K

$3.24 MX$56.0

140.74%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.52 IQD 686

$1.31 MX$22.70

-60.31%

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

$20.4K IQD 26.7M

$30.5K MX$527.4K

-33.34%

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

$20.1K IQD 26.3M

$23.8K MX$411.4K

-15.70%

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

$175 IQD 229.8K

$83.1 MX$1,436

111.08%

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

$26.25 IQD 34.4K

$22.15 MX$383

18.51%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.78 IQD 52.1K

$29.37 MX$507

35.44%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.63 IQD 54.5K

$51.2 MX$884

-18.68%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.62 IQD 24.4K

$18.69 MX$323

-0.37%

Cinema Ticket

$7.79 IQD 10.2K

$4.89 MX$84.4

59.30%

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

$167 IQD 218.5K

$199 MX$3,431

-16.01%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,567 IQD 4.7M

$5,207 MX$89.9K

-31.49%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$28.85 IQD 37.8K

$35.93 MX$621

-19.70%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.96 IQD 40.5K

$39.39 MX$680

-21.40%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$65.7 IQD 86.0K

$80.3 MX$1,387

-18.22%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$43.80 IQD 57.3K

$87.6 MX$1,512

-49.98%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$555 IQD 727.0K

$963 MX$16.6K

-42.36%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$325 IQD 425.5K

$482 MX$8,326

-32.60%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$836 IQD 1.1M

$1,645 MX$28.4K

-49.17%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$591 IQD 774.1K

$1,192 MX$20.6K

-50.40%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,872 IQD 5.1M

$3,957 MX$68.3K

-2.14%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,452 IQD 1.9M

$6,513 MX$112.5K

-77.70%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$627 IQD 820.4K

$726 MX$12.5K

-13.73%

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: April 13, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: April 12, 2026

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