Baghdad vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baghdad	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$904	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2108	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$423	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$724	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$568	$718
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	60	7
😀 Quality of life	54	53
🏙️ Population	8.13M	77.6K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 4% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6020th and 5827th ($904 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Iraq and Thailand, respectively. Check Iraq vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 5970th and 6063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Phuket

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	Baghdad	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.16	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.39	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$818	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2856	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.51	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3882	$13013

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$752
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$960
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$833
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$659
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$817
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$580
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$651
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$766
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$680
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$570
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$587
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$641
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$467
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$626
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$659
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$508
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$582
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$676
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$963
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$536
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$683
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$854
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$449
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$531
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$597
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$533
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$554
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$476
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$458
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$577
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$583
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$536
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$672
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$505
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$646
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$443
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$469
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$513

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810