Baghdad vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baghdad	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$918	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2092	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$446	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$728	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$502	$944
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	57	7
😀 Quality of life	58	57
🏙️ Population	8.13M	77.6K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 9% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6120th and 5469th ($918 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 0.9 months in Phuket. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 6065th and 6129th 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	$3.8	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.3	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.59	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.83	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$673	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.5	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.71%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3092	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1298	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.54	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.64	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.9	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3566	$14328

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$761
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$961
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$833
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$672
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$823
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$588
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$688
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$768
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$677
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$555
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$570
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$631
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$474
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$630
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$646
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$507
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$583
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$672
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$946
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$509
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$681
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$845
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$434
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$492
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$588
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$497
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$540
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$433
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$409
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$560
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$566
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$492
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$402
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$494
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$619
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$430
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$457
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$489
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$508

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866