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Irbil vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Irbil is 8.5% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 27.3% less in Irbil
Groceries: pay 39.9% less in Irbil
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Irbil
Housing: pay 19.3% more in Irbil
Childcare: pay 40.4% less in Irbil
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.7% more in Irbil
Clothing: pay 3.2% less in Irbil

The cost of transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Irbil are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including childcare, groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Irbil. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Irbil.

Irbil vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.3% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Irbil
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$205.69	$7.59 IQD9,985	-23.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$154.27	$10.43 IQD13,730	+40.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$22.36	$0.51 IQD666	-53.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$16.01	$0.21 IQD278	-72.7%
Average			-27.3%

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pay 39.9% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Irbil
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$50.80	$0.85 IQD1,114	-65.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$100.82	$3.97 IQD5,219	-18.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$114.10	$5.18 IQD6,820	-5.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$45.22	$1.87 IQD2,466	-14.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$73.97	$1.96 IQD2,577	-45.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$25.31	$0.55 IQD721	-55.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.86	$0.53 IQD696	-20.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$16.55	$0.50 IQD662	-37.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$17.14	$0.36 IQD478	-56.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$17.63	$0.32 IQD426	-62.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$17.15	$0.35 IQD457	-58.1%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Irbil
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$96.07	$2.72 IQD3,578	-41.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$370.24	$34.57 IQD45,492	+93.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$385,667.80	$18,486.10 IQD24,323,150	-0.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$71.99	$21.21 IQD27,911	+510.5%
Average			+140.5%

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pay 19.3% more for housing

	Mexico City	Irbil
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$505.09	$30.12 IQD39,633	+23.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$18,512.05	$475.34 IQD625,426	-46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$11,275.52	$320.04 IQD421,096	-41.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$627.99	$73.26 IQD96,386	+141.7%
Average			+19.3%

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pay 40.4% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Irbil
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,900.35	$287.05 IQD377,686	-24.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$174,591.20	$3,710.31 IQD4,881,859	-56.0%
Average			-40.4%

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pay 10.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Irbil
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$56.56	$1.90 IQD2,496	-30.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$62.28	$2.79 IQD3,668	-7.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$81.25	$2.66 IQD3,495	-32.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,112.30	$65.53 IQD86,219	+22.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$102.84	$10.00 IQD13,158	+101.5%
Average			+10.7%

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pay 3.2% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Irbil
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,167.58	$40.12 IQD52,782	-28.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$850.67	$43.13 IQD56,749	+5.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,905.91	$99.73 IQD131,219	+8.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,904.60	$94.38 IQD124,176	+2.7%
Average			-3.2%

Mexico City vs. Irbil - Cost of clothing

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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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