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Baghdad vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Baghdad is 18.7% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 6.7% less in Baghdad
Groceries: pay 41.8% less in Baghdad
Transportation: pay 27.2% less in Baghdad
Housing: pay 54.6% more in Baghdad
Childcare: pay 72.1% less in Baghdad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4% less in Baghdad
Clothing: pay 35.2% less in Baghdad

Expenses including childcare, groceries, clothing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Baghdad.

Baghdad vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.7% less for restaurants

	Bangkok	Baghdad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.67	$4.38 IQD5,739	+41.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB195.33	$7.58 IQD9,937	+22.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.94	$0.38 IQD499	-51.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.50	$0.21 IQD269	-38.4%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 41.8% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Baghdad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.36	$0.83 IQD1,084	-42.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.90	$2.28 IQD2,981	-73.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.72	$4.75 IQD6,217	-34.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.95	$1.69 IQD2,217	-25.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.47	$2.06 IQD2,704	+49.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.10	$0.56 IQD736	-64.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.72	$0.50 IQD656	-38.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.24	$0.46 IQD597	-55.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.86	$0.33 IQD431	-61.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.69	$0.30 IQD391	-58.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.45	$0.30 IQD387	-54.5%
Average			-41.8%

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pay 27.2% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Baghdad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.81	$2.06 IQD2,697	-56.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,172.00	$22.75 IQD29,810	-38.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,171,999.79	$18,202.83 IQD23,847,643	-51.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB366.25	$15.93 IQD20,867	+37.0%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 54.6% more for housing

	Bangkok	Baghdad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB532.54	$41.71 IQD54,651	+146.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,264.25	$412.41 IQD540,298	-38.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,141.91	$284.42 IQD372,619	-11.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,163.64	$152.68 IQD200,023	+122.3%
Average			+54.6%

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pay 72.1% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Baghdad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,195.25	$178.78 IQD234,218	-70.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB420,410.53	$3,548.47 IQD4,648,871	-73.4%
Average			-72.1%

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pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Baghdad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.90	$3.79 IQD4,968	+35.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.02	$3.15 IQD4,121	+23.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.44	$2.09 IQD2,733	-52.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,607.58	$44.30 IQD58,041	-13.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.93	$7.58 IQD9,937	-5.9%
Average			-2.4%

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pay 35.2% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Baghdad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,852.35	$29.20 IQD38,256	-50.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,198.04	$36.03 IQD47,198	-5.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,283.46	$68.68 IQD89,981	-34.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,881.17	$44.75 IQD58,626	-51.1%
Average			-35.2%

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