Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 20.1% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 11.6% more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB99.45
|
$5.31
IQD6,946
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB198.89
|
$7.59
IQD9,923
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.02
|
$0.42
IQD551
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.96
|
$0.19
IQD248
|
|
pay 38.7% less for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB51.97
|
$0.88
IQD1,146
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB400.79
|
$2.38
IQD3,110
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB249.85
|
$5.13
IQD6,706
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB77.57
|
$1.82
IQD2,380
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB44.88
|
$2.22
IQD2,902
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.23
|
$0.51
IQD672
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB24.80
|
$0.51
IQD673
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.34
|
$0.46
IQD608
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.47
|
$0.31
IQD402
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.33
|
$0.30
IQD388
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.25
|
$0.29
IQD378
|
|
pay 28.8% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.44
|
$1.78
IQD2,333
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,342.52
|
$22.77
IQD29,770
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,889,473.62
|
$18,213.31
IQD23,816,366
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB353.03
|
$15.94
IQD20,839
|
|
pay 40.5% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB524.39
|
$35.21
IQD46,043
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,504.24
|
$443.62
IQD580,099
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,306.22
|
$264.28
IQD345,579
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,298.66
|
$113.01
IQD147,769
|
|
pay 74.1% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,597.98
|
$162.43
IQD212,396
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB450,350.68
|
$3,438.23
IQD4,495,946
|
|
pay 15.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB79.56
|
$2.28
IQD2,977
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB88.21
|
$2.89
IQD3,783
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB143.45
|
$2.28
IQD2,977
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,863.29
|
$29.60
IQD38,712
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB248.61
|
$7.59
IQD9,923
|
|
pay 35.6% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,886.85
|
$28.72
IQD37,561
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,189.40
|
$34.03
IQD44,501
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,314.83
|
$61.01
IQD79,776
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,144.98
|
$41.35
IQD54,074
|
|
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