Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 65.0% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 0.8% more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,879
|
$1.96
₫49,746
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,683
|
$4.91
₫124,447
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD325
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 73.2% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,084
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,781
|
$6.92
₫175,441
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,676
|
$5.46
₫138,375
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,309
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,156
|
$1.78
₫45,154
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD604
|
$1.40
₫35,424
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD639
|
$0.52
₫13,191
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD614
|
$0.78
₫19,698
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD407
|
$0.49
₫12,528
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD381
|
$0.55
₫14,053
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD372
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 37.3% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,262
|
$4.05
₫102,672
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,741
|
$8.00
₫202,684
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,357,741
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,071,957
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD22,022
|
$5.93
₫150,418
|
|
pay 15.4% less for housing
Iraq
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,959
|
$10.02
₫253,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD366,778
|
$364.76
₫9,245,070
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD244,295
|
$221.46
₫5,612,931
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD87,331
|
$41.86
₫1,060,883
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD144,024
|
$226.70
₫5,745,902
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,031,463
|
$10,132.35
₫256,807,933
|
|
pay 35.4% less for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,264
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,944
|
$1.86
₫47,188
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,332
|
$1.29
₫32,646
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,928
|
$24.96
₫632,710
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,201
|
$3.86
₫97,818
|
|
pay 63.5% more for clothing
Iraq
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,473
|
$33.66
₫853,178
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,229
|
$29.49
₫747,449
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,943
|
$90.06
₫2,282,537
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD68,262
|
$106.00
₫2,686,561
|
|
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