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Irbil vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Irbil is 13.2% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 46.6% less in Irbil
Groceries: pay 47.9% less in Irbil
Transportation: pay 93.3% more in Irbil
Housing: pay 5.4% less in Irbil
Childcare: pay 59.9% less in Irbil
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% less in Irbil
Clothing: pay 24.3% less in Irbil

Expenses including childcare, groceries, restaurants, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports 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 46.6% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Irbil
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$194.88	$7.58 IQD9,935	-30.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.34	$8.91 IQD11,674	+1.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.09	$0.46 IQD604	-73.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.41	$0.21 IQD273	-84.0%
Average			-46.6%

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pay 47.9% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Irbil
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.12	$0.83 IQD1,087	-68.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.47	$3.62 IQD4,747	-28.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.37	$4.98 IQD6,526	-23.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.80	$1.89 IQD2,479	-27.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.29	$2.25 IQD2,947	-40.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.58	$0.53 IQD697	-61.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.36	$0.53 IQD696	-33.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.47	$0.52 IQD683	-46.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.27	$0.34 IQD451	-62.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.21	$0.31 IQD402	-68.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.85	$0.33 IQD428	-67.1%
Average			-47.9%

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pay 93.3% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Irbil
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.22	$2.52 IQD3,305	-50.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$350.78	$34.46 IQD45,137	+76.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360K	$17,890.19 IQD23M	-10.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.42	$20.29 IQD26,576	+358.5%
Average			+93.3%

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pay 5.4% less for housing

	Mexico City	Irbil
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$555.26	$28.28 IQD37,047	-8.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,370.91	$430.64 IQD564K	-60.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,156.70	$290.96 IQD381K	-57.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$670.65	$76.17 IQD99,776	+103.9%
Average			-5.4%

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pay 59.9% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Irbil
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,725.54	$239.27 IQD313K	-44.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196K	$2,677.50 IQD4M	-75.4%
Average			-59.9%

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pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Irbil
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.46	$2.01 IQD2,633	-38.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.46	$3.15 IQD4,120	-17.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$77.95	$2.65 IQD3,477	-38.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,049.10	$65.65 IQD85,992	+12.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$116.93	$11.38 IQD14,902	+74.7%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 24.3% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Irbil
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,093.98	$33.91 IQD44,418	-44.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$862.99	$50.41 IQD66,038	+4.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,897.70	$78.69 IQD103K	-25.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,990.86	$75.47 IQD98,856	-32.0%
Average			-24.3%

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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: March 2026

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