Cost of living comparison

Baghdad, Iraq

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Baghdad Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 74.9% more expensive than Baghdad.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 15.6% more in Mexico City
Housing: pay 25.8% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.6% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 72.5% more in Mexico City

The cost of childcare, restaurants, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, and housing in Mexico City are more expensive than in Baghdad. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Baghdad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Baghdad, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Baghdad	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.31 IQD6,959	$9.93 MX$189.72	+86.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.59 IQD9,941	$7.45 MX$142.29	-1.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 IQD552	$1.08 MX$20.63	+156.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.19 IQD249	$0.77 MX$14.77	+307.3%
Average			+137.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Baghdad	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 IQD1,148	$2.45 MX$46.85	+179.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.38 IQD3,116	$4.87 MX$92.99	+104.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 IQD6,718	$5.51 MX$105.24	+7.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 IQD2,384	$2.18 MX$41.71	+19.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 IQD2,907	$3.57 MX$68.23	+60.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 IQD673	$1.22 MX$23.35	+137.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 IQD674	$0.67 MX$12.79	+30.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 IQD609	$0.80 MX$15.27	+71.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 IQD403	$0.83 MX$15.81	+168.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD389	$0.85 MX$16.26	+186.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 IQD379	$0.83 MX$15.81	+186.1%
Average			+104.9%

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pay 15.6% more for transportation

	Baghdad	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.78 IQD2,337	$4.64 MX$88.61	+159.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.77 IQD29,824	$17.87 MX$341.49	-21.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,213.31 IQD23,859,432	$18,615.02 MX$355,719.96	+2.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.94 IQD20,877	$3.47 MX$66.40	-78.2%
Average			+15.6%

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pay 25.8% more for housing

	Baghdad	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.21 IQD46,126	$24.38 MX$465.87	-30.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$443.62 IQD581,148	$893.52 MX$17,074.56	+101.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$264.28 IQD346,204	$544.24 MX$10,399.96	+105.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.01 IQD148,037	$30.31 MX$579.23	-73.2%
Average			+25.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Baghdad	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.43 IQD212,780	$381.33 MX$7,286.87	+134.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,438.23 IQD4,504,076	$8,426.99 MX$161,033.86	+145.1%
Average			+139.9%

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pay 28.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Baghdad	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 IQD2,982	$2.73 MX$52.17	+19.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.89 IQD3,790	$3.01 MX$57.45	+3.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.28 IQD2,982	$3.92 MX$74.94	+72.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.60 IQD38,782	$53.69 MX$1,025.93	+81.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.59 IQD9,941	$4.96 MX$94.86	-34.6%
Average			+28.6%

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pay 72.5% more for clothing

	Baghdad	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.72 IQD37,628	$56.36 MX$1,076.91	+96.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.03 IQD44,581	$41.06 MX$784.61	+20.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.01 IQD79,920	$91.99 MX$1,757.91	+50.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.35 IQD54,172	$91.93 MX$1,756.71	+122.3%
Average			+72.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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