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
IQD6,102
|
$2.33
THB81.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
IQD8,832
|
$6.02
THB209.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD547
|
$0.70
THB24.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
IQD293
|
$0.38
THB13.20
|
|
pay 83.2% more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
IQD1,071
|
$1.40
THB48.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
IQD3,301
|
$8.16
THB284.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
IQD5,992
|
$6.68
THB232.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,318
|
$2.05
THB71.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
IQD2,901
|
$1.29
THB44.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD632
|
$1.23
THB42.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
IQD679
|
$0.52
THB18.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD583
|
$0.82
THB28.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD400
|
$0.66
THB22.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD364
|
$0.69
THB24.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD369
|
$0.54
THB18.64
|
|
pay 36.9% more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
IQD2,530
|
$4.47
THB155.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.46
IQD51,854
|
$25.43
THB885.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,587.19
IQD21,794,329
|
$31,362.48
THB1,091,344.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.54
IQD20,413
|
$9.67
THB336.35
|
|
pay 2.2% less for housing
|
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.52
IQD45,363
|
$17.13
THB596.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.02
IQD367,920
|
$389.22
THB13,543.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.34
IQD247,461
|
$225.23
THB7,837.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.51
IQD87,386
|
$55.17
THB1,919.93
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.67
IQD183,513
|
$341.66
THB11,888.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,045.09
IQD2,687,093
|
$10,344.18
THB359,954.45
|
|
pay 13.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
IQD3,379
|
$2.20
THB76.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IQD3,102
|
$1.90
THB66.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
IQD2,702
|
$3.85
THB133.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.77
IQD43,061
|
$48.79
THB1,697.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
IQD11,003
|
$5.42
THB188.64
|
|
pay 57.1% more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.65
IQD31,071
|
$38.62
THB1,343.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.45
IQD33,446
|
$29.36
THB1,021.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.29
IQD63,448
|
$82.78
THB2,880.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.75
IQD48,283
|
$65.55
THB2,281.15
|
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