Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Iraq

Iraq vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Iraq is 20.1% cheaper than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.8% less in Iraq
Groceries: pay 39.5% less in Iraq
Transportation: pay 6.6% less in Iraq
Housing: pay 12.1% more in Iraq
Childcare: pay 71.4% less in Iraq
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.6% less in Iraq
Clothing: pay 31.9% less in Iraq

Expenses including childcare, groceries, clothing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Iraq.

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Iraq vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iraq instead of Thailand, you would:

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pay 2.8% less for restaurants

	Thailand	Iraq
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 THB88.50	$4.66 IQD6,143	+74.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99 THB231.66	$6.78 IQD8,931	-3.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 THB24.34	$0.40 IQD525	-45.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 THB11.92	$0.23 IQD299	-36.9%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 39.5% less for groceries

	Thailand	Iraq
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 THB46.65	$0.76 IQD997	-46.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.88 THB261.09	$2.55 IQD3,362	-67.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 THB237.33	$4.46 IQD5,875	-37.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 THB68.56	$1.69 IQD2,223	-18.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 THB46.77	$1.98 IQD2,607	+40.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 THB43.99	$0.47 IQD624	-64.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 THB19.63	$0.51 IQD665	-14.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 THB29.75	$0.43 IQD565	-52.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 THB24.95	$0.31 IQD402	-59.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.59	$0.29 IQD377	-59.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.43	$0.28 IQD371	-54.3%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 6.6% less for transportation

	Thailand	Iraq
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 THB160.04	$2.08 IQD2,741	-56.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 THB931.35	$37.40 IQD49,267	+33.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,471.21 THB1M	$15,792.71 IQD21M	-48.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.53 THB348.74	$15.36 IQD20,232	+45.9%
Average			-6.6%

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pay 12.1% more for housing

	Thailand	Iraq
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.52 THB613.45	$36.30 IQD47,810	+96.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$414.60 THB13,731.73	$287.91 IQD379K	-30.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.86 THB8,838.45	$193.91 IQD255K	-27.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.46 THB2,002.45	$66.74 IQD87,909	+10.4%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 71.4% less for childcare

	Thailand	Iraq
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$359.13 THB11,894.45	$138.70 IQD183K	-61.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,104.31 THB368K	$2,066.25 IQD3M	-81.4%
Average			-71.4%

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pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Iraq
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.15 THB71.36	$2.78 IQD3,659	+28.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 THB65.27	$2.47 IQD3,252	+25.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.31 THB142.89	$2.00 IQD2,628	-53.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.45 THB1,770.40	$34.51 IQD45,459	-35.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.32 THB209.22	$8.34 IQD10,981	+32.0%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 31.9% less for clothing

	Thailand	Iraq
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.08 THB1,228.11	$25.03 IQD32,975	-32.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.48 THB976.38	$27.73 IQD36,531	-5.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.15 THB3,018.91	$50.80 IQD66,918	-44.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.13 THB2,289.45	$38.19 IQD50,305	-44.8%
Average			-31.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: September 2026

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