Cost of living comparison

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Bangkok vs. Basra Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 2.1 times more expensive than Basra.

Restaurants: pay 11.0% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 83.9% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 78.1% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 21.6% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 5.6 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.1% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Bangkok

The cost of childcare, clothing, groceries, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Bangkok are more expensive than in Basra. Notably, childcare, clothing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Basra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Basra, you would:

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pay 11.0% less for restaurants

	Basra	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.55 IQD5,991	$2.91 THB101.05	-36.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.83 IQD8,987	$5.83 THB202.10	-14.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 IQD624	$0.62 THB21.36	+29.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 IQD499	$0.29 THB10.12	-23.1%
Average			-11.0%

Basra vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 83.9% more for groceries

	Basra	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 IQD1,365	$1.52 THB52.80	+46.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.44 IQD4,531	$11.74 THB407.25	+240.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.59 IQD4,725	$7.32 THB253.88	+103.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 IQD2,696	$2.27 THB78.82	+10.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 IQD5,651	$1.31 THB45.61	-69.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 IQD833	$1.47 THB51.04	+132.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 IQD941	$0.73 THB25.20	+1.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.49 IQD646	$1.04 THB35.91	+110.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 IQD499	$0.80 THB27.91	+112.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 IQD419	$0.71 THB24.72	+123.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD391	$0.62 THB21.59	+109.5%
Average			+83.9%

Basra vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 78.1% more for transportation

	Basra	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.92 IQD2,532	$4.47 THB154.90	+132.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.46 IQD37,444	$39.32 THB1,364.16	+38.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,972.19 IQD24,962,734	$55,345.18 THB1,919,935.11	+191.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.49 IQD26,960	$10.34 THB358.72	-49.5%
Average			+78.1%

Basra vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation

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pay 21.6% more for housing

	Basra	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.94 IQD49,925	$15.36 THB532.84	-59.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$344.54 IQD453,334	$571.31 THB19,818.69	+65.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$259.93 IQD342,003	$301.88 THB10,472.37	+16.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.06 IQD54,028	$67.33 THB2,335.72	+64.0%
Average			+21.6%

Basra vs. Bangkok - Cost of housing

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pay 5.6 times more for childcare

	Basra	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$151.78 IQD199,702	$632.63 THB21,946.18	+316.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,897.22 IQD2,496,273	$13,191.37 THB457,611.09	+595.3%
Average			+456.0%

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pay 16.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Basra	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.59 IQD9,985	$2.33 THB80.84	-69.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 IQD3,495	$2.58 THB89.63	-2.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.90 IQD2,496	$4.20 THB145.76	+121.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.47 IQD53,254	$54.58 THB1,893.33	+34.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.59 IQD9,985	$7.28 THB252.62	-4.0%
Average			+16.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Basra	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.15 IQD44,933	$55.27 THB1,917.27	+61.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.97 IQD24,963	$34.84 THB1,208.57	+83.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.92 IQD74,888	$97.10 THB3,368.27	+70.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$30.36 IQD39,940	$92.12 THB3,195.68	+203.5%
Average			+104.9%

Basra vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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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: January 2025

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