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
IQD5,811
|
$1.84
₫45,128
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
IQD8,887
|
$4.33
₫106,440
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD552
|
$0.55
₫13,473
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD265
|
$0.34
₫8,474
|
|
pay 49.1% more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
IQD1,041
|
$0.88
₫21,712
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
IQD3,152
|
$6.02
₫147,853
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
IQD5,839
|
$5.38
₫132,300
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
IQD2,291
|
$1.49
₫36,636
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
IQD2,569
|
$1.52
₫37,284
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD625
|
$1.26
₫31,080
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD665
|
$0.44
₫10,810
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD598
|
$0.63
₫15,585
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD389
|
$0.42
₫10,250
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD353
|
$0.49
₫12,133
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD356
|
$0.49
₫12,092
|
|
pay 7.2% more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.96
IQD2,567
|
$3.48
₫85,498
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.17
IQD52,631
|
$6.87
₫168,738
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,142.41
IQD22,459,228
|
$34,303.88
₫843,054,390
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.76
IQD21,962
|
$5.70
₫140,033
|
|
pay 23.2% less for housing
|
Iraq
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.86
IQD45,668
|
$8.95
₫220,077
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.92
IQD368,052
|
$304.25
₫7,477,179
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.29
IQD247,995
|
$210.52
₫5,173,820
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.33
IQD90,836
|
$43.00
₫1,056,858
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.04
IQD184,778
|
$212.34
₫5,218,406
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,756.35
IQD2,301,099
|
$11,971.85
₫294,220,888
|
|
pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
IQD3,080
|
$0.89
₫21,907
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
IQD3,124
|
$1.56
₫38,427
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.03
IQD2,659
|
$1.19
₫29,137
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.97
IQD41,879
|
$22.79
₫560,147
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
IQD10,758
|
$3.60
₫88,429
|
|
pay 57.0% more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.45
IQD32,040
|
$28.72
₫705,943
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.19
IQD31,694
|
$23.06
₫566,779
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.63
IQD58,470
|
$81.55
₫2,004,149
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.49
IQD51,744
|
$91.83
₫2,256,924
|
|
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