Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 22.3% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 38.6% less for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$142.01
|
$4.72
IQD6,199
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$119.25
|
$8.00
IQD10,506
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$18.22
|
$0.51
IQD673
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.31
|
$0.20
IQD258
|
|
pay 49.0% less for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.79
|
$0.74
IQD972
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$76.07
|
$2.18
IQD2,863
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$93.45
|
$3.91
IQD5,132
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.92
|
$1.67
IQD2,197
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$54.67
|
$1.88
IQD2,468
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.75
|
$0.38
IQD504
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.64
|
$0.44
IQD584
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$12.16
|
$0.41
IQD539
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$13.08
|
$0.29
IQD377
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.43
|
$0.28
IQD365
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.60
|
$0.24
IQD318
|
|
pay 37.0% more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$84.49
|
$1.33
IQD1,740
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$305.01
|
$22.96
IQD30,151
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$378,688.94
|
$14,238.96
IQD18,699,693
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$94.67
|
$18.06
IQD23,716
|
|
pay 33.1% more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$480.61
|
$51.82
IQD68,048
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$14,181.40
|
$422.00
IQD554,200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,238.77
|
$251.01
IQD329,642
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$690.53
|
$98.24
IQD129,022
|
|
pay 72.7% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,485.05
|
$133.60
IQD175,454
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$152,211.92
|
$1,701.04
IQD2,233,935
|
|
pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$47.34
|
$2.00
IQD2,627
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$49.54
|
$2.34
IQD3,079
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$66.27
|
$1.72
IQD2,253
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$857.02
|
$33.83
IQD44,425
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$85.21
|
$7.00
IQD9,193
|
|
pay 47.2% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$975.67
|
$25.82
IQD33,912
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$643.70
|
$28.36
IQD37,245
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,587.00
|
$48.33
IQD63,474
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,632.37
|
$36.02
IQD47,306
|
|
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