Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 51.9% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 1.4% more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.44
IQD5,814
|
$1.84
₫46,742
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
IQD8,891
|
$4.33
₫110,247
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD552
|
$0.55
₫13,955
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD266
|
$0.34
₫8,777
|
|
pay 49.1% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
IQD1,041
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
IQD3,153
|
$6.02
₫153,140
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
IQD5,842
|
$5.38
₫137,032
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
IQD2,292
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
IQD2,570
|
$1.52
₫38,617
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD625
|
$1.26
₫32,192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD666
|
$0.44
₫11,197
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD598
|
$0.63
₫16,142
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD389
|
$0.42
₫10,617
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD354
|
$0.49
₫12,567
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD357
|
$0.49
₫12,524
|
|
pay 7.2% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.96
IQD2,568
|
$3.48
₫88,556
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.17
IQD52,655
|
$6.87
₫174,773
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,142.41
IQD22,469,679
|
$34,303.88
₫873,205,703
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.76
IQD21,972
|
$5.70
₫145,042
|
|
pay 23.2% less for housing
Iraq
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.86
IQD45,690
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.92
IQD368,224
|
$304.25
₫7,744,596
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.29
IQD248,110
|
$210.52
₫5,358,858
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.33
IQD90,879
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.04
IQD184,864
|
$212.34
₫5,405,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,756.35
IQD2,302,169
|
$11,971.85
₫304,743,514
|
|
pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
IQD3,082
|
$0.89
₫22,691
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
IQD3,126
|
$1.56
₫39,802
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.03
IQD2,660
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.97
IQD41,899
|
$22.79
₫580,180
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
IQD10,763
|
$3.60
₫91,591
|
|
pay 57.0% more for clothing
Iraq
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.45
IQD32,055
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.19
IQD31,709
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.63
IQD58,497
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.49
IQD51,768
|
$91.83
₫2,337,642
|
|
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