Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 59.6% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 2.2% less for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.73
IQD6,896
|
$2.06
₫48,141
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.63
IQD9,674
|
$4.84
₫112,942
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
IQD643
|
$0.58
₫13,580
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
IQD398
|
$0.39
₫9,096
|
|
pay 59.7% more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
IQD1,099
|
$0.90
₫20,991
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
IQD3,427
|
$7.20
₫168,169
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
IQD5,929
|
$5.41
₫126,440
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
IQD2,536
|
$1.42
₫33,267
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
IQD2,638
|
$1.65
₫38,624
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
IQD660
|
$1.25
₫29,146
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD695
|
$0.50
₫11,620
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD679
|
$0.72
₫16,929
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
IQD478
|
$0.43
₫10,049
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD433
|
$0.55
₫12,872
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD404
|
$0.47
₫11,025
|
|
pay 49.9% more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.74
IQD2,542
|
$4.22
₫98,459
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.02
IQD42,352
|
$7.61
₫177,802
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,819.78
IQD20,167,747
|
$41,229.46
₫962,855,151
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.56
IQD24,166
|
$5.48
₫127,937
|
|
pay 17.0% less for housing
|
Iraq
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.45
IQD56,113
|
$10.34
₫241,536
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.58
IQD463,462
|
$370.83
₫8,660,137
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.18
IQD283,370
|
$231.89
₫5,415,472
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.08
IQD97,888
|
$46.24
₫1,079,874
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.43
IQD177,204
|
$170.02
₫3,970,476
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,631.78
IQD2,381,322
|
$10,518.96
₫245,655,321
|
|
pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
IQD3,828
|
$0.90
₫21,133
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
IQD2,959
|
$1.83
₫42,627
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
IQD2,545
|
$1.33
₫31,156
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.53
IQD47,478
|
$23.21
₫542,028
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.07
IQD11,774
|
$3.82
₫89,151
|
|
pay 70.7% more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.88
IQD43,609
|
$36.93
₫862,358
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.99
IQD35,009
|
$35.21
₫822,265
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.18
IQD67,397
|
$92.94
₫2,170,558
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.35
IQD61,799
|
$89.47
₫2,089,331
|
|
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