Cost of living comparison

Iraq

compared to

Thailand

Bangkok vs. Baghdad Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 31.9% more expensive than Baghdad.

Restaurants: pay 14.3% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 63.5% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 10.0% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 4.0 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.6% less in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 79.4% more in Bangkok

The cost of childcare, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Bangkok are more expensive than in Baghdad. Expenses including restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bangkok. Notably, childcare, groceries, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

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Bangkok vs. Baghdad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Baghdad, you would:

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pay 14.3% less for restaurants

	Baghdad	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.79 IQD7,272	$2.97 THB98.83	-38.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.63 IQD11,589	$6.98 THB232.24	-8.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 IQD583	$0.65 THB21.64	+69.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.24 IQD362	$0.35 THB11.72	+47.7%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Baghdad	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 IQD1,223	$1.48 THB49.16	+83.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.93 IQD2,930	$8.63 THB287.02	+347.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.02 IQD6,102	$7.27 THB241.89	+80.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 IQD2,881	$2.56 THB85.32	+35.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.14 IQD3,254	$1.63 THB54.28	-23.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.52 IQD789	$1.77 THB58.85	+240.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 IQD745	$0.81 THB26.83	+64.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 IQD730	$1.24 THB41.35	+158.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 IQD526	$0.87 THB29.09	+152.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD453	$0.78 THB26.00	+162.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD460	$0.69 THB23.01	+128.3%
Average			+109.1%

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pay 63.5% more for transportation

	Baghdad	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.46 IQD3,729	$5.32 THB176.90	+116.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.90 IQD34,768	$34.98 THB1,163.67	+52.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,083.90 IQD29M	$31,193.83 THB1M	+63.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.50 IQD22,020	$10.55 THB350.83	-27.3%
Average			+63.5%

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pay 10.0% less for housing

	Baghdad	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.17 IQD64,020	$17.88 THB594.63	-57.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.90 IQD874K	$675.80 THB22,480.48	+17.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$365.77 IQD555K	$346.10 THB11,513.16	-5.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$164.12 IQD249K	$82.03 THB2,728.64	-50.0%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

	Baghdad	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.78 IQD255K	$568.31 THB18,904.94	+238.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,458.96 IQD5M	$16,500.59 THB549K	+377.0%
Average			+302.0%

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pay 3.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Baghdad	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.82 IQD5,795	$2.67 THB88.94	-29.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.11 IQD4,716	$2.79 THB92.95	-10.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 IQD2,897	$4.60 THB153.18	+141.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.95 IQD71,275	$58.43 THB1,943.57	+24.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.73 IQD16,283	$7.58 THB252.00	-29.4%
Average			-3.6%

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pay 79.4% more for clothing

	Baghdad	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.84 IQD43,782	$70.75 THB2,353.53	+145.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.65 IQD49,577	$42.94 THB1,428.36	+31.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.76 IQD104K	$97.05 THB3,228.30	+41.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$48.35 IQD73,400	$109.92 THB3,656.54	+127.4%
Average			+79.4%

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