Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 69.0% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 19.8% more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.64
IQD6,059
|
$2.33
THB79.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
IQD8,770
|
$6.02
THB205.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD543
|
$0.70
THB24.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
IQD291
|
$0.38
THB12.95
|
|
pay 83.2% more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
IQD1,064
|
$1.40
THB47.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
IQD3,278
|
$8.16
THB278.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
IQD5,950
|
$6.68
THB228.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,302
|
$2.05
THB69.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
IQD2,881
|
$1.29
THB44.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD628
|
$1.23
THB42.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
IQD674
|
$0.52
THB17.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD579
|
$0.82
THB27.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD397
|
$0.66
THB22.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD361
|
$0.69
THB23.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD366
|
$0.54
THB18.27
|
|
pay 36.9% more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
IQD2,512
|
$4.47
THB152.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.46
IQD51,491
|
$25.43
THB867.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,587.19
IQD21,641,945
|
$31,362.48
THB1,070,043.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.54
IQD20,271
|
$9.67
THB329.79
|
|
pay 2.2% less for housing
|
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.52
IQD45,046
|
$17.13
THB584.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.02
IQD365,347
|
$389.22
THB13,279.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.34
IQD245,731
|
$225.23
THB7,684.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.51
IQD86,775
|
$55.17
THB1,882.46
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.67
IQD182,230
|
$341.66
THB11,656.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,045.09
IQD2,668,306
|
$10,344.18
THB352,928.83
|
|
pay 13.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
IQD3,356
|
$2.20
THB75.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IQD3,080
|
$1.90
THB64.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
IQD2,683
|
$3.85
THB131.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.77
IQD42,760
|
$48.79
THB1,664.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
IQD10,927
|
$5.42
THB184.95
|
|
pay 57.1% more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.65
IQD30,853
|
$38.62
THB1,317.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.45
IQD33,212
|
$29.36
THB1,001.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.29
IQD63,004
|
$82.78
THB2,824.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.75
IQD47,946
|
$65.55
THB2,236.63
|
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