Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 5.0% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 25.1% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
THB77.06
|
$4.72
IQD6,185
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
THB209.36
|
$8.00
IQD10,482
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
THB24.71
|
$0.51
IQD671
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB13.10
|
$0.20
IQD257
|
|
pay 33.9% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
THB54.91
|
$0.74
IQD970
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
THB295.87
|
$2.18
IQD2,856
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
THB239.06
|
$3.91
IQD5,121
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
THB64.65
|
$1.67
IQD2,192
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.64
|
$1.88
IQD2,462
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
THB44.59
|
$0.38
IQD502
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB18.66
|
$0.44
IQD583
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB29.31
|
$0.41
IQD537
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.84
|
$0.29
IQD377
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB22.86
|
$0.28
IQD364
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
THB17.02
|
$0.24
IQD317
|
|
pay 11.2% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
THB169.13
|
$1.33
IQD1,736
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
THB900.23
|
$22.96
IQD30,083
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
THB1,158,303.09
|
$14,238.96
IQD18,657,200
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
THB358.43
|
$18.06
IQD23,662
|
|
pay 92.0% more for housing
Thailand
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
THB633.04
|
$51.82
IQD67,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
THB10,765.40
|
$422.00
IQD552,941
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
THB7,681.35
|
$251.01
IQD328,893
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
THB1,829.94
|
$98.24
IQD128,729
|
|
pay 71.5% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
THB12,381.81
|
$133.60
IQD175,056
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
THB366,805.94
|
$1,701.04
IQD2,228,859
|
|
pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
THB70.28
|
$2.00
IQD2,621
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
THB71.98
|
$2.34
IQD3,072
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
THB133.76
|
$1.72
IQD2,248
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
THB1,742.44
|
$33.83
IQD44,324
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
THB208.51
|
$7.00
IQD9,172
|
|
pay 29.3% less for clothing
Thailand
|
Baghdad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
THB1,495.32
|
$25.82
IQD33,835
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
THB1,000.66
|
$28.36
IQD37,161
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
THB3,036.49
|
$48.33
IQD63,330
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
THB2,417.34
|
$36.02
IQD47,198
|
|
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