Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 16.5% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 26.1% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫46,089
|
$4.48
IQD5,882
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫115,300
|
$6.61
IQD8,687
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫13,944
|
$0.46
IQD600
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,026
|
$0.25
IQD326
|
|
pay 32.8% less for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫25,960
|
$0.83
IQD1,084
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫162,546
|
$2.12
IQD2,782
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫128,205
|
$4.32
IQD5,679
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫37,972
|
$1.76
IQD2,311
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫41,835
|
$1.64
IQD2,157
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫32,820
|
$0.46
IQD604
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫12,221
|
$0.49
IQD639
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫18,250
|
$0.47
IQD614
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫11,607
|
$0.31
IQD408
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,020
|
$0.29
IQD381
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫12,662
|
$0.28
IQD372
|
|
pay 76.3% more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫95,125
|
$1.72
IQD2,263
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫187,786
|
$27.22
IQD35,760
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫951,581,844
|
$16,262.95
IQD21,368,546
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫139,362
|
$16.77
IQD22,033
|
|
pay 76.7% more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫235,232
|
$38.80
IQD50,985
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫8,565,555
|
$279.28
IQD366,963
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,200,379
|
$186.02
IQD244,419
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫982,908
|
$66.50
IQD87,375
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,323,576
|
$109.67
IQD144,097
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫237,932,469
|
$1,546.87
IQD2,032,491
|
|
pay 72.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫21,981
|
$2.49
IQD3,265
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫43,720
|
$2.24
IQD2,945
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫30,246
|
$1.78
IQD2,333
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫586,206
|
$29.64
IQD38,947
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫90,628
|
$8.53
IQD11,206
|
|
pay 35.2% less for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫790,469
|
$24.73
IQD32,489
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫692,512
|
$25.30
IQD33,246
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,114,770
|
$45.64
IQD59,973
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,489,098
|
$51.98
IQD68,297
|
|
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