Cost of Living Comparison Between Baghdad and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Baghdad and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Baghdad is 17.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 12.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Baghdad is 19.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 35.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.33 IQD 6,974

$4.68 ฿151

13.89%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$36.37 IQD 47.6K

$46.4 ฿1,502

-21.62%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.43 IQD 9,729

$8.65 ฿280

-14.10%

Cappuccino

$2.99 IQD 3,920

$3.09 ฿100

-3.24%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.4 IQD 518

$0.73 ฿23.53

-45.21%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.19 IQD 245

$0.37 ฿11.95

-48.65%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.51 IQD 4,598

$2.39 ฿77.4

46.86%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.85 IQD 3,734

$3.62 ฿117

-21.27%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.38 IQD 1,805

$2.24 ฿72.5

-38.39%

White Bread (500g)

$0.78 IQD 1,027

$1.8 ฿58.2

-56.67%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.66 IQD 2,170

$2.24 ฿72.3

-25.89%

Eggs

$1.79 IQD 2,346

$2.23 ฿72.1

-19.73%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.47 IQD 5,851

$19.31 ฿625

-76.85%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.88 IQD 6,386

$3.77 ฿122

29.44%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.18 IQD 18.6K

$13.05 ฿422

8.66%

Apples (1kg)

$1.22 IQD 1,597

$3.28 ฿106

-62.80%

Banana (1kg)

$1.15 IQD 1,510

$1.63 ฿52.6

-29.45%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.01 IQD 1,322

$2.4 ฿77.7

-57.92%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.75 IQD 979

$1.99 ฿64.3

-62.31%

Potato (1kg)

$0.69 IQD 904

$1.53 ฿49.62

-54.90%

Onion (1kg)

$0.63 IQD 820

$1.49 ฿48.11

-57.72%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.63 IQD 824

$1.02 ฿32.87

-38.24%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.66 IQD 858

$0.48 ฿15.61

37.50%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.15 IQD 2,812

$4.32 ฿140

-50.23%

Wine (Bottle)

$15.23 IQD 19.9K

$21.68 ฿702

-29.75%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.8 IQD 2,351

$1.77 ฿57.3

1.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.17 IQD 2,840

$2.79 ฿90.4

-22.22%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.75 IQD 977

$1.35 ฿43.74

-44.44%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.02 IQD 36.7K

$11.76 ฿380

138.27%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.77 IQD 4,936

$3.15 ฿102

19.68%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.49 IQD 1,946

$1 ฿32.3

49.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.66 IQD 10K

$13.64 ฿442

-43.84%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.53 IQD 695

$1.3 ฿42.2

-59.23%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$20.4K IQD 26.7M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

-25.54%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$19.7K IQD 25.8M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-41.94%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$180 IQD 235.2K

$123 ฿3,970

46.47%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$25.43 IQD 33.3K

$13.93 ฿451

82.56%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.85 IQD 53.5K

$18.24 ฿590

123.96%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.33 IQD 54.1K

$60.8 ฿1,966

-31.97%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.6 IQD 24.3K

$17.11 ฿554

8.71%

Cinema Ticket

$7.69 IQD 10.1K

$9.07 ฿294

-15.21%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$163 IQD 213.3K

$694 ฿22.5K

-76.53%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,608 IQD 4.7M

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-77.30%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$28.36 IQD 37.1K

$57.5 ฿1,861

-50.69%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.12 IQD 40.7K

$34.51 ฿1,117

-9.82%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$63.6 IQD 83.2K

$115 ฿3,727

-44.81%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$42.52 IQD 55.7K

$84.8 ฿2,743

-49.84%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$547 IQD 715.4K

$611 ฿19.8K

-10.55%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$321 IQD 420.7K

$442 ฿14.3K

-27.32%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$818 IQD 1.1M

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-59.40%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$593 IQD 776.1K

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-59.38%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,093 IQD 4M

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-27.12%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,323 IQD 1.7M

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-54.17%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$579 IQD 757.9K

$697 ฿22.5K

-16.89%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.67

5.33

6.38%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Baghdad: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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