Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 59.1% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,156
|
$8.03
MX$134.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,433
|
$6.54
MX$109.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD668
|
$1.03
MX$17.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD256
|
$0.77
MX$12.86
|
|
pay 95.7% more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD965
|
$1.99
MX$33.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,843
|
$3.54
MX$59.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,097
|
$4.85
MX$81.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,182
|
$2.03
MX$33.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,451
|
$3.00
MX$50.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD500
|
$1.21
MX$20.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD580
|
$0.55
MX$9.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD535
|
$0.60
MX$9.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD375
|
$0.64
MX$10.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD362
|
$0.68
MX$11.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD316
|
$0.64
MX$10.75
|
|
pay 59.2% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,728
|
$4.64
MX$77.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD29,942
|
$20.68
MX$346.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,569,808
|
$18,674.04
MX$313,090.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,551
|
$11.82
MX$198.26
|
|
pay 26.3% less for housing
Baghdad
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,575
|
$30.39
MX$509.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD550,351
|
$421.91
MX$7,073.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD327,352
|
$289.43
MX$4,852.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,126
|
$46.38
MX$777.63
|
|
pay 91.2% more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD174,236
|
$204.47
MX$3,428.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,218,419
|
$3,904.22
MX$65,458.60
|
|
pay 17.4% more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,608
|
$2.08
MX$34.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,058
|
$2.65
MX$44.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,237
|
$3.58
MX$59.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,116
|
$34.48
MX$578.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,129
|
$4.19
MX$70.26
|
|
pay 65.3% more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,676
|
$44.78
MX$750.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD36,987
|
$34.80
MX$583.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,033
|
$81.99
MX$1,374.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD46,977
|
$70.46
MX$1,181.28
|
|
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