Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 79.2% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 5.2% more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,879
|
$2.08
฿76.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,683
|
$5.66
฿209.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$0.67
฿24.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD325
|
$0.35
฿13.09
|
|
pay 79.2% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,084
|
$1.48
฿54.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,781
|
$7.99
฿295.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,676
|
$6.46
฿238.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,309
|
$1.75
฿64.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,156
|
$1.07
฿39.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD604
|
$1.20
฿44.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD639
|
$0.50
฿18.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD614
|
$0.79
฿29.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD407
|
$0.59
฿21.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD381
|
$0.62
฿22.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD372
|
$0.46
฿17.00
|
|
pay 51.2% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,262
|
$4.57
฿168.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,741
|
$24.32
฿899.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,357,741
|
$31,287.73
฿1,157,127.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD22,022
|
$9.68
฿358.06
|
|
pay 16.5% less for housing
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,959
|
$17.10
฿632.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD366,778
|
$290.79
฿10,754.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD244,295
|
$207.49
฿7,673.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD87,331
|
$49.43
฿1,828.08
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD144,024
|
$334.45
฿12,369.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,031,463
|
$9,908.05
฿366,433.66
|
|
pay 18.3% more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,264
|
$1.90
฿70.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,944
|
$1.94
฿71.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,332
|
$3.61
฿133.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,928
|
$47.07
฿1,740.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,201
|
$5.63
฿208.30
|
|
pay 43.9% more for clothing
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,473
|
$40.39
฿1,493.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,229
|
$27.03
฿999.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,943
|
$82.02
฿3,033.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD68,262
|
$65.30
฿2,414.88
|
|
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