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
IQD5,814
|
$2.26
THB82.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
IQD8,891
|
$5.53
THB202.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD552
|
$0.63
THB23.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD266
|
$0.35
THB12.82
|
|
pay 76.3% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
IQD1,041
|
$1.38
THB50.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
IQD3,153
|
$7.97
THB292.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
IQD5,842
|
$6.00
THB220.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
IQD2,292
|
$1.92
THB70.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
IQD2,570
|
$1.07
THB39.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD625
|
$1.19
THB43.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD666
|
$0.48
THB17.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD598
|
$0.79
THB28.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD389
|
$0.63
THB23.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD354
|
$0.64
THB23.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD357
|
$0.45
THB16.70
|
|
pay 17.6% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.96
IQD2,568
|
$4.25
THB155.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.17
IQD52,655
|
$22.11
THB811.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,142.41
IQD22,469,679
|
$24,588.11
THB902,393.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.76
IQD21,972
|
$9.24
THB338.95
|
|
pay 8.6% less for housing
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.86
IQD45,690
|
$15.82
THB580.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.92
IQD368,224
|
$393.06
THB14,425.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.29
IQD248,110
|
$209.24
THB7,679.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.33
IQD90,879
|
$48.32
THB1,773.32
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.04
IQD184,864
|
$329.15
THB12,079.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,756.35
IQD2,302,169
|
$10,347.16
THB379,745.13
|
|
pay 8.3% more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
IQD3,082
|
$1.87
THB68.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
IQD3,126
|
$1.81
THB66.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.03
IQD2,660
|
$3.52
THB129.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.97
IQD41,899
|
$46.67
THB1,712.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
IQD10,763
|
$5.45
THB200.10
|
|
pay 44.4% more for clothing
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.45
IQD32,055
|
$34.16
THB1,253.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.19
IQD31,709
|
$26.70
THB979.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.63
IQD58,497
|
$75.98
THB2,788.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.49
IQD51,768
|
$61.99
THB2,275.11
|
|
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