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Irbil vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Irbil is 58.3% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 100.0% more in Irbil
Groceries: pay 16.1% less in Irbil
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Irbil
Housing: pay 83.6% more in Irbil
Childcare: pay 26.0% less in Irbil
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Irbil
Clothing: pay 22.3% more in Irbil

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

Irbil vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 100.0% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Irbil
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 ₫50,178	$7.59 IQD9,985	+283.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 ₫120,426	$10.43 IQD13,730	+119.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 ₫11,240	$0.51 IQD666	+14.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 ₫6,523	$0.21 IQD278	-18.0%
Average			+100.0%

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pay 16.1% less for groceries

	Hanoi	Irbil
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ₫26,085	$0.85 IQD1,114	-17.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 ₫126,911	$3.97 IQD5,219	-20.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ₫134,452	$5.18 IQD6,820	-2.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 ₫40,233	$1.87 IQD2,466	+18.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫40,433	$1.96 IQD2,577	+22.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 ₫43,640	$0.55 IQD721	-68.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,730	$0.53 IQD696	+14.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 ₫19,364	$0.50 IQD662	-34.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,351	$0.36 IQD478	-25.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,555	$0.32 IQD426	-29.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫13,656	$0.35 IQD457	-35.5%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Hanoi	Irbil
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫87,979	$2.72 IQD3,578	-21.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.91 ₫200,710	$34.57 IQD45,492	+337.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,554.95 ₫1,003,550,794	$18,486.10 IQD24,323,150	-53.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.38 ₫136,483	$21.21 IQD27,911	+294.3%
Average			+139.1%

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pay 83.6% more for housing

	Hanoi	Irbil
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.00 ₫228,440	$30.12 IQD39,633	+234.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$338.66 ₫8,592,220	$475.34 IQD625,426	+40.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.31 ₫6,071,482	$320.04 IQD421,096	+33.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.28 ₫1,478,577	$73.26 IQD96,386	+25.7%
Average			+83.6%

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pay 26.0% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Irbil
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$243.92 ₫6,188,563	$287.05 IQD377,686	+17.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,260.72 ₫311,067,294	$3,710.31 IQD4,881,859	-69.7%
Average			-26.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Irbil
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.99 ₫25,089	$1.90 IQD2,496	+91.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 ₫46,511	$2.79 IQD3,668	+52.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ₫35,124	$2.66 IQD3,495	+91.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.31 ₫667,441	$65.53 IQD86,219	+149.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.15 ₫105,373	$10.00 IQD13,158	+140.8%
Average			+105.2%

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pay 22.3% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Irbil
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.72 ₫931,657	$40.12 IQD52,782	+9.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.37 ₫669,034	$43.13 IQD56,749	+63.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.93 ₫2,357,751	$99.73 IQD131,219	+7.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.41 ₫2,192,372	$94.38 IQD124,176	+9.2%
Average			+22.3%

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