Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 5.3% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 32.9% more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.81
฿64.93
|
$4.73
IQD6,896
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
฿205.36
|
$6.63
IQD9,674
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
฿23.01
|
$0.44
IQD643
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.51
|
$0.27
IQD398
|
|
pay 25.1% less for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
฿48.22
|
$0.75
IQD1,099
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.53
฿270.71
|
$2.35
IQD3,427
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
฿225.43
|
$4.06
IQD5,929
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
฿55.84
|
$1.74
IQD2,536
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.98
฿35.05
|
$1.81
IQD2,638
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
฿38.99
|
$0.45
IQD660
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
฿18.86
|
$0.48
IQD695
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
฿27.81
|
$0.47
IQD679
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
฿19.93
|
$0.33
IQD478
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
฿19.10
|
$0.30
IQD433
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
฿14.84
|
$0.28
IQD404
|
|
pay 12.5% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
฿166.86
|
$1.74
IQD2,542
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.16
฿832.34
|
$29.02
IQD42,352
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,407.71
฿1,200,658.11
|
$13,819.78
IQD20,167,747
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.73
฿242.01
|
$16.56
IQD24,166
|
|
pay 43.2% more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.03
฿683.94
|
$38.45
IQD56,113
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.36
฿10,399.31
|
$317.58
IQD463,462
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.40
฿6,555.43
|
$194.18
IQD283,370
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.42
฿1,560.34
|
$67.08
IQD97,888
|
|
pay 76.7% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$382.69
฿13,753.65
|
$121.43
IQD177,204
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,907.98
฿392,028.01
|
$1,631.78
IQD2,381,322
|
|
pay 7.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
฿68.88
|
$2.62
IQD3,828
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
฿61.67
|
$2.03
IQD2,959
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
฿126.37
|
$1.74
IQD2,545
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
฿1,612.18
|
$32.53
IQD47,478
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.07
฿182.07
|
$8.07
IQD11,774
|
|
pay 31.2% less for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.03
฿1,654.36
|
$29.88
IQD43,609
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
฿1,007.97
|
$23.99
IQD35,009
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.52
฿2,822.09
|
$46.18
IQD67,397
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.24
฿2,308.63
|
$42.35
IQD61,799
|
|
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