Cost of living comparison

compared to

Kirkuk vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Kirkuk is 44.1% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 65.0% less in Kirkuk
Groceries: pay 62.0% less in Kirkuk
Transportation: pay 34.1% more in Kirkuk
Housing: pay 36.8% less in Kirkuk
Childcare: pay 89.7% less in Kirkuk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.8% less in Kirkuk
Clothing: pay 60.5% less in Kirkuk

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kirkuk.

Kirkuk vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 65.0% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Kirkuk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.79	$3.79 IQD4,968	-65.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$159.08	$6.07 IQD7,949	-31.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.23	$0.38 IQD499	-78.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.52	$0.19 IQD248	-85.5%
Average			-65.0%

Mexico City vs. Kirkuk - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 62.0% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Kirkuk
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.34	$0.63 IQD822	-76.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.89	$2.28 IQD2,981	-54.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.92	$4.17 IQD5,464	-36.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.01	$1.40 IQD1,838	-46.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.61	$1.16 IQD1,516	-69.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.69	$0.37 IQD486	-72.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.43	$0.43 IQD563	-46.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.55	$0.41 IQD542	-57.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.34	$0.28 IQD361	-69.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.29	$0.23 IQD301	-76.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.93	$0.23 IQD299	-77.0%
Average			-62.0%

Mexico City vs. Kirkuk - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 34.1% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Kirkuk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.65	$1.97 IQD2,581	-61.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.42	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$361,229.19	$18,202.83 IQD23,847,643	-9.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.79	$12.08 IQD15,830	+173.1%
Average			+34.1%

Mexico City vs. Kirkuk - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 36.8% less for housing

	Mexico City	Kirkuk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.85	$37.85 IQD49,581	+22.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,461.34	$74.54 IQD97,659	-93.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,213.45	$108.67 IQD142,373	-84.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.78	$40.26 IQD52,747	+7.8%
Average			-36.8%

Mexico City vs. Kirkuk - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 89.7% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Kirkuk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,761.60	$57.98 IQD75,957	-86.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,526.06	$775.24 IQD1,015,649	-92.9%
Average			-89.7%

Mexico City vs. Kirkuk - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 28.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Kirkuk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.74	$3.79 IQD4,968	+16.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.78	$2.09 IQD2,733	-45.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.32	$1.90 IQD2,484	-56.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,053.99	$14.63 IQD19,171	-75.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.47	$7.58 IQD9,937	+16.4%
Average			-28.8%

Mexico City vs. Kirkuk - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 60.5% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Kirkuk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,099.08	$29.20 IQD38,256	-52.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$867.02	$36.03 IQD47,198	-25.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,906.56	$22.86 IQD29,949	-78.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,000.15	$14.91 IQD19,532	-86.6%
Average			-60.5%

Mexico City vs. Kirkuk - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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: December 2025

More cost comparisons

Mexico City vs.

Delhi

Mexico City vs.

Paris

Mexico City vs.

Bangkok

Mexico City vs.

Washington

Mexico City vs.

Rome

Mexico City vs.

Ottawa

Mexico City vs.

Wellington

Mexico City vs.

Dublin

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Mexico vs. Iraq. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Mexico and Iraq.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Mexico City

Add prices for Kirkuk

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Kirkuk or Mexico City. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.