Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 2.1% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 20.6% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB81.59
|
$5.35
IQD6,976
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB199.84
|
$6.88
IQD8,970
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB22.77
|
$0.42
IQD544
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.62
|
$0.19
IQD249
|
|
pay 25.8% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB49.73
|
$0.86
IQD1,118
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB288.02
|
$2.39
IQD3,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB216.73
|
$4.86
IQD6,330
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB69.40
|
$1.82
IQD2,377
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB38.79
|
$1.99
IQD2,593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.03
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.46
|
$0.51
IQD666
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.55
|
$0.47
IQD609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB22.87
|
$0.29
IQD384
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.15
|
$0.30
IQD395
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.44
|
$0.29
IQD383
|
|
pay 4.3% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB153.42
|
$1.73
IQD2,249
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB798.99
|
$22.94
IQD29,899
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB888,607.24
|
$18,355.59
IQD23,919,282
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB333.77
|
$18.29
IQD23,840
|
|
pay 93.7% more for housing
Thailand
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB571.74
|
$40.82
IQD53,190
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,205.14
|
$562.97
IQD733,613
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,561.89
|
$291.49
IQD379,844
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,746.22
|
$113.11
IQD147,391
|
|
pay 67.2% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB11,895.39
|
$143.70
IQD187,253
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB373,943.48
|
$2,253.45
IQD2,936,483
|
|
pay 6.0% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB67.70
|
$2.15
IQD2,798
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB65.44
|
$2.65
IQD3,450
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB127.10
|
$2.20
IQD2,865
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,686.76
|
$31.02
IQD40,425
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB197.04
|
$7.65
IQD9,966
|
|
pay 17.0% less for clothing
Thailand
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,234.69
|
$29.44
IQD38,365
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB965.01
|
$30.82
IQD40,162
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,746.01
|
$46.25
IQD60,263
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,240.35
|
$43.06
IQD56,111
|
|
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