cost
Cost of Living Index
Basra
61.9
city
Sulaymaniyah
69.8
city
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
Bars show source values for selected metrics.
Winner
Sulaymaniyah wins on 14 of 26 metrics compared to Basra.
cost
Basra
61.9
city
Sulaymaniyah
69.8
city
safety
Basra
56
city
Sulaymaniyah
58.4
city
housing
Basra
$2,463
city
Sulaymaniyah
$2,058
city
jobs
Basra
$3,077/mo
city
Sulaymaniyah
$3,746/mo
city
health
Basra
85.8
city
Sulaymaniyah
91.2
city
environment
Basra
31.7 ug/m3
city
Sulaymaniyah
23.2 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
Basra
158 Mbps
city
Sulaymaniyah
181 Mbps
city
demographics
Basra
2.9%
city
Sulaymaniyah
1.1%
city
economy
Basra
$4,099/mo
city
Sulaymaniyah
$2,241/mo
city
economy
Basra
10.6%
city
Sulaymaniyah
14.2%
city
education
Basra
83
city
Sulaymaniyah
61.3
city
environment
Basra
69.2
city
Sulaymaniyah
56.8
city
environment
Basra
43.6 ug/m3
city
Sulaymaniyah
29.2 ug/m3
city
health
Basra
34.8%
city
Sulaymaniyah
23.8%
city
health
Basra
75.1 years
city
Sulaymaniyah
70.0 years
city
housing
Basra
$708/mo
city
Sulaymaniyah
$2,065/mo
city
housing
Basra
$4,629/sqm
city
Sulaymaniyah
$1,209/sqm
city
housing
Basra
9.2x
city
Sulaymaniyah
5.2x
city
jobs
Basra
11.9%
city
Sulaymaniyah
10.0%
city
quality
Basra
7.1
city
Sulaymaniyah
6.6
city
religion
Basra
77.4%
city
Sulaymaniyah
59.1%
city
religion
Basra
36.1%
city
Sulaymaniyah
60.6%
city
religion
Basra
64.1%
city
Sulaymaniyah
38.0%
city
safety
Basra
49.5 per 100k
city
Sulaymaniyah
33.0 per 100k
city
safety
Basra
32.8 per 100k
city
Sulaymaniyah
25.5 per 100k
city
transport
Basra
64.2
city
Sulaymaniyah
61.4
city