Cost of living comparison

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Basra vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Basra is 46.4% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 57.2% more in Basra
Groceries: pay 0.5% less in Basra
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Basra
Housing: pay 75.5% more in Basra
Childcare: pay 61.1% less in Basra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Basra
Clothing: pay 34.7% less in Basra

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and restaurants in Basra are more expensive than in Hanoi. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and groceries are lower in Basra. Notably, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Basra.

Basra vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Basra instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 57.2% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Basra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 ₫50,178	$4.55 IQD5,991	+130.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 ₫120,426	$6.83 IQD8,987	+43.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 ₫11,240	$0.47 IQD624	+7.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 ₫6,523	$0.38 IQD499	+47.6%
Average			+57.2%

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pay 0.5% less for groceries

	Hanoi	Basra
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ₫26,085	$1.04 IQD1,365	+0.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 ₫126,911	$3.44 IQD4,531	-31.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ₫134,452	$3.59 IQD4,725	-32.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 ₫40,233	$2.05 IQD2,696	+29.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫40,433	$4.30 IQD5,651	+169.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 ₫43,640	$0.63 IQD833	-63.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,730	$0.71 IQD941	+54.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 ₫19,364	$0.49 IQD646	-35.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,351	$0.38 IQD499	-22.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,555	$0.32 IQD419	-30.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫13,656	$0.30 IQD391	-44.8%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Hanoi	Basra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫87,979	$1.92 IQD2,532	-44.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.91 ₫200,710	$28.46 IQD37,444	+259.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,554.95 ₫1,003,550,794	$18,972.19 IQD24,962,734	-52.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.38 ₫136,483	$20.49 IQD26,960	+280.9%
Average			+111.0%

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pay 75.5% more for housing

	Hanoi	Basra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.00 ₫228,440	$37.94 IQD49,925	+321.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$338.66 ₫8,592,220	$344.54 IQD453,334	+1.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.31 ₫6,071,482	$259.93 IQD342,003	+8.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.28 ₫1,478,577	$41.06 IQD54,028	-29.5%
Average			+75.5%

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pay 61.1% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Basra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$243.92 ₫6,188,563	$151.78 IQD199,702	-37.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,260.72 ₫311,067,294	$1,897.22 IQD2,496,273	-84.5%
Average			-61.1%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Basra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.99 ₫25,089	$7.59 IQD9,985	+667.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 ₫46,511	$2.66 IQD3,495	+44.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ₫35,124	$1.90 IQD2,496	+37.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.31 ₫667,441	$40.47 IQD53,254	+53.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.15 ₫105,373	$7.59 IQD9,985	+82.7%
Average			+177.2%

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pay 34.7% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Basra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.72 ₫931,657	$34.15 IQD44,933	-7.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.37 ₫669,034	$18.97 IQD24,963	-28.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.93 ₫2,357,751	$56.92 IQD74,888	-38.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.41 ₫2,192,372	$30.36 IQD39,940	-64.9%
Average			-34.7%

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