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
IQD5,853
|
$1.96
₫47,623
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,644
|
$4.91
₫119,136
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$0.59
₫14,408
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD324
|
$0.38
₫9,327
|
|
pay 73.2% more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,079
|
$1.11
₫26,823
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,768
|
$6.92
₫167,954
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,651
|
$5.46
₫132,470
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,299
|
$1.62
₫39,235
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,146
|
$1.78
₫43,227
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD601
|
$1.40
₫33,912
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD636
|
$0.52
₫12,628
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$0.78
₫18,857
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD406
|
$0.49
₫11,993
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD379
|
$0.55
₫13,453
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD371
|
$0.54
₫13,083
|
|
pay 37.3% more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,252
|
$4.05
₫98,290
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,583
|
$8.00
₫194,034
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,262,887
|
$40,523.11
₫983,239,719
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,924
|
$5.93
₫143,999
|
|
pay 15.4% less for housing
|
Iraq
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,733
|
$10.02
₫243,058
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD365,149
|
$364.76
₫8,850,519
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD243,210
|
$221.46
₫5,373,388
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD86,943
|
$41.86
₫1,015,608
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,385
|
$226.70
₫5,500,684
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,022,441
|
$10,132.35
₫245,848,169
|
|
pay 35.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,249
|
$0.94
₫22,712
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,930
|
$1.86
₫45,174
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,321
|
$1.29
₫31,252
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,755
|
$24.96
₫605,708
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,151
|
$3.86
₫93,643
|
|
pay 63.5% more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,328
|
$33.66
₫816,767
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,082
|
$29.49
₫715,551
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,677
|
$90.06
₫2,185,126
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD67,959
|
$106.00
₫2,571,907
|
|
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