Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 75.5% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 6.3% more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,170
|
$2.08
฿76.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,457
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD670
|
$0.67
฿24.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD256
|
$0.35
฿13.02
|
|
pay 93.8% more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD967
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,849
|
$7.99
฿294.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,109
|
$6.46
฿237.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,187
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,456
|
$1.07
฿39.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD501
|
$1.20
฿44.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD582
|
$0.50
฿18.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD536
|
$0.79
฿29.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD376
|
$0.59
฿21.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD363
|
$0.62
฿22.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD316
|
$0.46
฿16.91
|
|
pay 81.0% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,732
|
$4.57
฿168.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD30,011
|
$24.32
฿894.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,612,526
|
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,605
|
$9.68
฿356.19
|
|
pay 41.3% less for housing
Baghdad
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,731
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD551,617
|
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD328,105
|
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,421
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD174,637
|
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,223,522
|
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
|
pay 21.6% more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,614
|
$1.90
฿69.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,065
|
$1.94
฿71.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,242
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,218
|
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,150
|
$5.63
฿207.21
|
|
pay 50.7% more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,754
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,072
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,178
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,085
|
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
|
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