Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 96.2% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.44
IQD5,811
|
$10.14
MX$201.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
IQD8,886
|
$8.52
MX$169.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD552
|
$1.35
MX$26.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD265
|
$1.02
MX$20.28
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Iraq
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
IQD1,041
|
$2.68
MX$53.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
IQD3,151
|
$4.17
MX$82.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
IQD5,838
|
$5.88
MX$116.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
IQD2,291
|
$2.68
MX$53.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
IQD2,568
|
$3.49
MX$69.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD625
|
$1.32
MX$26.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD665
|
$0.63
MX$12.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD598
|
$0.79
MX$15.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD389
|
$0.77
MX$15.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD353
|
$0.90
MX$17.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD356
|
$0.78
MX$15.42
|
|
pay 45.1% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.96
IQD2,567
|
$5.33
MX$105.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.17
IQD52,624
|
$28.94
MX$575.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,142.41
IQD22,456,558
|
$22,778.21
MX$452,921.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.76
IQD21,959
|
$17.39
MX$345.79
|
|
pay 53.0% more for housing
Iraq
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.86
IQD45,663
|
$33.11
MX$658.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.92
IQD368,009
|
$599.68
MX$11,924.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.29
IQD247,965
|
$424.66
MX$8,444.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.33
IQD90,826
|
$54.94
MX$1,092.39
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.04
IQD184,756
|
$230.47
MX$4,582.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,756.35
IQD2,300,825
|
$4,822.04
MX$95,881.42
|
|
pay 29.8% more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
IQD3,080
|
$2.57
MX$51.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
IQD3,124
|
$3.35
MX$66.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.03
IQD2,658
|
$4.34
MX$86.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.97
IQD41,874
|
$38.86
MX$772.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
IQD10,757
|
$5.22
MX$103.82
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Iraq
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.45
IQD32,036
|
$54.74
MX$1,088.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.19
IQD31,690
|
$42.64
MX$847.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.63
IQD58,463
|
$96.11
MX$1,911.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.49
IQD51,738
|
$90.93
MX$1,807.96
|
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