Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 12.1% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 17.6% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿75.59
|
$4.48
IQD5,850
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿205.37
|
$6.61
IQD8,640
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿24.24
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿12.85
|
$0.25
IQD324
|
|
pay 31.1% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿53.87
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿290.22
|
$2.12
IQD2,767
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿234.49
|
$4.32
IQD5,648
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿63.42
|
$1.76
IQD2,298
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿38.88
|
$1.64
IQD2,145
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿43.74
|
$0.46
IQD601
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.31
|
$0.49
IQD636
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿28.75
|
$0.47
IQD611
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.42
|
$0.31
IQD405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.42
|
$0.29
IQD379
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.69
|
$0.28
IQD370
|
|
pay 6.3% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿165.90
|
$1.72
IQD2,251
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿883.04
|
$27.22
IQD35,566
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,136,179.85
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,252,651
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿351.58
|
$16.77
IQD21,913
|
|
pay 36.8% more for housing
Thailand
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿620.94
|
$38.80
IQD50,708
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,559.79
|
$279.28
IQD364,973
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,534.64
|
$186.02
IQD243,093
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,794.98
|
$66.50
IQD86,901
|
|
pay 75.8% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿12,145.32
|
$109.67
IQD143,316
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿359,800.06
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,021,468
|
|
pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿68.94
|
$2.49
IQD3,248
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿70.61
|
$2.24
IQD2,929
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿131.21
|
$1.78
IQD2,320
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,709.16
|
$29.64
IQD38,736
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿204.53
|
$8.53
IQD11,146
|
|
pay 27.5% less for clothing
Thailand
|
Iraq
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,466.76
|
$24.73
IQD32,313
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿981.55
|
$25.30
IQD33,066
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿2,978.49
|
$45.64
IQD59,648
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,371.16
|
$51.98
IQD67,926
|
|
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