Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 79.2% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 5.2% more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,845
|
$2.08
฿73.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,633
|
$5.66
฿200.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$0.67
฿23.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD323
|
$0.35
฿12.51
|
|
pay 79.2% more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,077
|
$1.48
฿52.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,765
|
$7.99
฿282.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,644
|
$6.46
฿228.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,296
|
$1.75
฿61.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,143
|
$1.07
฿37.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$1.20
฿42.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD635
|
$0.50
฿17.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD610
|
$0.79
฿28.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD405
|
$0.59
฿20.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD379
|
$0.62
฿21.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD370
|
$0.46
฿16.26
|
|
pay 51.2% more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,249
|
$4.57
฿161.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,535
|
$24.32
฿860.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,234,407
|
$31,287.73
฿1,106,576.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,895
|
$9.68
฿342.42
|
|
pay 16.5% less for housing
|
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,665
|
$17.10
฿604.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD364,660
|
$290.79
฿10,284.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD242,884
|
$207.49
฿7,338.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD86,827
|
$49.43
฿1,748.21
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,193
|
$334.45
฿11,828.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,019,732
|
$9,908.05
฿350,425.26
|
|
pay 18.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,245
|
$1.90
฿67.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,927
|
$1.94
฿68.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,318
|
$3.61
฿127.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,703
|
$47.07
฿1,664.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,136
|
$5.63
฿199.20
|
|
pay 43.9% more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,285
|
$40.39
฿1,428.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,037
|
$27.03
฿955.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,597
|
$82.02
฿2,900.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD67,868
|
$65.30
฿2,309.38
|
|
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