Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 66.1% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 13.6% more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.44
IQD5,819
|
$2.26
THB76.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
IQD8,899
|
$5.53
THB188.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD553
|
$0.63
THB21.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD266
|
$0.35
THB11.88
|
|
pay 76.3% more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
IQD1,042
|
$1.38
THB46.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
IQD3,156
|
$7.97
THB270.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
IQD5,847
|
$6.00
THB203.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
IQD2,294
|
$1.92
THB65.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
IQD2,572
|
$1.07
THB36.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD626
|
$1.19
THB40.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD666
|
$0.48
THB16.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD598
|
$0.79
THB26.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD389
|
$0.63
THB21.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD354
|
$0.64
THB21.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD357
|
$0.45
THB15.47
|
|
pay 17.6% more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.96
IQD2,571
|
$4.25
THB144.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.17
IQD52,700
|
$22.11
THB751.70
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,142.41
IQD22,488,806
|
$24,588.11
THB836,020.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.76
IQD21,991
|
$9.24
THB314.01
|
|
pay 8.6% less for housing
|
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.86
IQD45,729
|
$15.82
THB537.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.92
IQD368,537
|
$393.06
THB13,364.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.29
IQD248,322
|
$209.24
THB7,114.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.33
IQD90,956
|
$48.32
THB1,642.88
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.04
IQD185,022
|
$329.15
THB11,191.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,756.35
IQD2,304,129
|
$10,347.16
THB351,813.87
|
|
pay 8.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
IQD3,084
|
$1.87
THB63.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
IQD3,128
|
$1.81
THB61.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.03
IQD2,662
|
$3.52
THB119.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.97
IQD41,935
|
$46.67
THB1,586.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
IQD10,772
|
$5.45
THB185.38
|
|
pay 44.4% more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.45
IQD32,082
|
$34.16
THB1,161.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.19
IQD31,736
|
$26.70
THB907.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.63
IQD58,547
|
$75.98
THB2,583.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.49
IQD51,812
|
$61.99
THB2,107.77
|
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