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Mexico City vs. Basra Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 84.5% more expensive than Basra.

Restaurants: pay 89.5% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 75.8% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 4.7% more in Mexico City
Housing: pay 51.7% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.8% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Basra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 89.5% more for restaurants

	Basra	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.55 IQD5,991	$9.93 MX$205.69	+118.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.83 IQD8,987	$7.45 MX$154.27	+9.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 IQD624	$1.08 MX$22.36	+127.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 IQD499	$0.77 MX$16.01	+103.6%
Average			+89.5%

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pay 75.8% more for groceries

	Basra	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 IQD1,365	$2.45 MX$50.80	+136.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.44 IQD4,531	$4.87 MX$100.82	+41.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.59 IQD4,725	$5.51 MX$114.10	+53.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 IQD2,696	$2.18 MX$45.22	+6.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 IQD5,651	$3.57 MX$73.97	-16.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 IQD833	$1.22 MX$25.31	+92.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 IQD941	$0.67 MX$13.86	-6.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.49 IQD646	$0.80 MX$16.55	+62.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 IQD499	$0.83 MX$17.14	+118.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 IQD419	$0.85 MX$17.63	+167.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD391	$0.83 MX$17.15	+178.6%
Average			+75.8%

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pay 4.7% more for transportation

	Basra	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.92 IQD2,532	$4.64 MX$96.07	+140.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.46 IQD37,444	$17.87 MX$370.24	-37.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,972.19 IQD24,962,734	$18,615.02 MX$385,667.80	-1.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.49 IQD26,960	$3.47 MX$71.99	-83.0%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 51.7% more for housing

	Basra	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.94 IQD49,925	$24.38 MX$505.09	-35.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$344.54 IQD453,334	$893.52 MX$18,512.05	+159.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$259.93 IQD342,003	$544.24 MX$11,275.52	+109.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.06 IQD54,028	$30.31 MX$627.99	-26.2%
Average			+51.7%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Basra	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$151.78 IQD199,702	$381.33 MX$7,900.35	+151.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,897.22 IQD2,496,273	$8,426.99 MX$174,591.20	+344.2%
Average			+247.7%

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pay 10.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Basra	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.59 IQD9,985	$2.73 MX$56.56	-64.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 IQD3,495	$3.01 MX$62.28	+13.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.90 IQD2,496	$3.92 MX$81.25	+106.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.47 IQD53,254	$53.69 MX$1,112.30	+32.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.59 IQD9,985	$4.96 MX$102.84	-34.6%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Basra	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.15 IQD44,933	$56.36 MX$1,167.58	+65.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.97 IQD24,963	$41.06 MX$850.67	+116.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.92 IQD74,888	$91.99 MX$1,905.91	+61.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$30.36 IQD39,940	$91.93 MX$1,904.60	+202.8%
Average			+111.5%

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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: January 2025

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