Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 12.1% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 17.6% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
THB76.09
|
$4.48
IQD5,859
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
THB206.73
|
$6.61
IQD8,653
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
THB24.40
|
$0.46
IQD598
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.93
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 31.1% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
THB54.22
|
$0.83
IQD1,080
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
THB292.14
|
$2.12
IQD2,771
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
THB236.04
|
$4.32
IQD5,657
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
THB63.84
|
$1.76
IQD2,302
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.14
|
$1.64
IQD2,149
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
THB44.03
|
$0.46
IQD602
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB18.43
|
$0.49
IQD637
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.94
|
$0.47
IQD612
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.56
|
$0.31
IQD406
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB22.57
|
$0.29
IQD380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
THB16.80
|
$0.28
IQD371
|
|
pay 6.3% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
THB167.00
|
$1.72
IQD2,254
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
THB888.89
|
$27.22
IQD35,620
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
THB1,143,711.25
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,285,003
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
THB353.91
|
$16.77
IQD21,947
|
|
pay 36.8% more for housing
Thailand
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
THB625.06
|
$38.80
IQD50,786
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
THB10,629.78
|
$279.28
IQD365,529
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
THB7,584.58
|
$186.02
IQD243,463
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
THB1,806.88
|
$66.50
IQD87,033
|
|
pay 75.8% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
THB12,225.83
|
$109.67
IQD143,534
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
THB362,185.06
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,024,545
|
|
pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
THB69.39
|
$2.49
IQD3,253
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
THB71.08
|
$2.24
IQD2,933
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
THB132.08
|
$1.78
IQD2,324
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
THB1,720.49
|
$29.64
IQD38,795
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
THB205.88
|
$8.53
IQD11,162
|
|
pay 27.5% less for clothing
Thailand
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
THB1,476.48
|
$24.73
IQD32,362
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
THB988.06
|
$25.30
IQD33,116
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
THB2,998.24
|
$45.64
IQD59,739
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
THB2,386.88
|
$51.98
IQD68,030
|
|
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