Cost of living comparison
Iraq is 35.1% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Iraq instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 33.5% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,457
|
$4.44
IQD5,803
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫109,575
|
$6.78
IQD8,875
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,870
|
$0.42
IQD551
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,723
|
$0.20
IQD265
|
|
pay 21.3% less for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,351
|
$0.79
IQD1,039
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫152,208
|
$2.41
IQD3,147
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,198
|
$4.46
IQD5,831
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,716
|
$1.75
IQD2,288
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,382
|
$1.96
IQD2,565
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫31,996
|
$0.48
IQD624
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,129
|
$0.51
IQD665
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,044
|
$0.46
IQD597
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,552
|
$0.30
IQD388
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,491
|
$0.27
IQD353
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,448
|
$0.27
IQD356
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,017
|
$1.96
IQD2,564
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫173,709
|
$40.17
IQD52,559
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫867,888,190
|
$17,142.41
IQD22,428,582
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫144,158
|
$16.76
IQD21,932
|
|
pay 83.2% more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫226,560
|
$34.86
IQD45,606
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,697,434
|
$280.92
IQD367,550
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,326,224
|
$189.29
IQD247,657
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,087,990
|
$69.33
IQD90,713
|
|
pay 59.5% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,372,124
|
$141.04
IQD184,526
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫302,887,734
|
$1,756.35
IQD2,297,959
|
|
pay 91.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,552
|
$2.35
IQD3,076
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,559
|
$2.38
IQD3,120
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫29,995
|
$2.03
IQD2,655
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫576,647
|
$31.97
IQD41,822
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,034
|
$8.21
IQD10,743
|
|
pay 28.1% less for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Iraq
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫726,738
|
$24.45
IQD31,996
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫583,474
|
$24.19
IQD31,651
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,063,185
|
$44.63
IQD58,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,323,406
|
$39.49
IQD51,673
|
|
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