Baghdad vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baghdad	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$952	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2143	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$487	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$799	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$511	$487
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	59	31
😀 Quality of life	59	59
🏙️ Population	8.13M	120K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 9% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6017th and 6471st ($952 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Iraq and Thailand, respectively. Check Iraq vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 6062nd and 6065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Pattaya

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	Baghdad	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.18	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.3	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.61	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.8	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$296	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.8	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3571	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1441	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.92	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.52	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.71	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.6	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$175	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3441	$12044

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$776
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$958
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$836
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$669
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$822
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$609
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$667
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$771
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$681
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$554
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$570
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$633
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$475
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$627
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$652
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$581
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$657
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$946
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$511
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$680
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$664
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$831
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$434
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$495
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$498
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$546
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$437
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$413
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$569
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$574
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$494
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$390
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$499
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$616
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$428
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$460
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$493
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$513

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514