Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 36.8% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 35.7% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,751
|
$4.64
IQD6,102
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,204
|
$6.72
IQD8,832
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,674
|
$0.42
IQD547
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,256
|
$0.22
IQD293
|
|
pay 18.0% less for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,912
|
$0.82
IQD1,071
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,712
|
$2.51
IQD3,301
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,664
|
$4.56
IQD5,992
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,083
|
$1.76
IQD2,318
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,278
|
$2.21
IQD2,901
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,410
|
$0.48
IQD632
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,819
|
$0.52
IQD679
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,480
|
$0.44
IQD583
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,339
|
$0.30
IQD400
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,084
|
$0.28
IQD364
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,240
|
$0.28
IQD369
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,040
|
$1.93
IQD2,530
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,471
|
$39.46
IQD51,854
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫899,426,705
|
$16,587.19
IQD21,794,329
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,254
|
$15.54
IQD20,413
|
|
pay 87.4% more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫220,471
|
$34.52
IQD45,363
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,543,206
|
$280.02
IQD367,920
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,262,648
|
$188.34
IQD247,461
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,013,362
|
$66.51
IQD87,386
|
|
pay 57.8% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,211,787
|
$139.67
IQD183,513
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫317,286,002
|
$2,045.09
IQD2,687,093
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,251
|
$2.57
IQD3,379
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,124
|
$2.36
IQD3,102
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,138
|
$2.06
IQD2,702
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫560,880
|
$32.77
IQD43,061
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,773
|
$8.37
IQD11,003
|
|
pay 23.5% less for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫710,857
|
$23.65
IQD31,071
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫563,506
|
$25.45
IQD33,446
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,018,415
|
$48.29
IQD63,448
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,027,617
|
$36.75
IQD48,283
|
|
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