cost
Cost of Living Index
Erbil
70.1
city
Kirkuk
42.7
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
Kirkuk wins on 16 of 26 metrics compared to Erbil.
cost
Erbil
70.1
city
Kirkuk
42.7
city
safety
Erbil
52.8
city
Kirkuk
38.1
city
housing
Erbil
$2,551
city
Kirkuk
$2,130
city
jobs
Erbil
$1,156/mo
city
Kirkuk
$1,465/mo
city
health
Erbil
89.9
city
Kirkuk
70.5
city
environment
Erbil
30.4 ug/m3
city
Kirkuk
38.1 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
Erbil
220 Mbps
city
Kirkuk
230 Mbps
city
demographics
Erbil
3.3%
city
Kirkuk
3.4%
city
economy
Erbil
$959/mo
city
Kirkuk
$1,951/mo
city
economy
Erbil
14.0%
city
Kirkuk
14.2%
city
education
Erbil
79.4
city
Kirkuk
60.1
city
environment
Erbil
55.5
city
Kirkuk
61.9
city
environment
Erbil
29.9 ug/m3
city
Kirkuk
41.8 ug/m3
city
health
Erbil
35.8%
city
Kirkuk
24.7%
city
health
Erbil
77.3 years
city
Kirkuk
72.1 years
city
housing
Erbil
$9,631/sqm
city
Kirkuk
$7,086/sqm
city
housing
Erbil
7.8x
city
Kirkuk
11.0x
city
housing
Erbil
$2,683/mo
city
Kirkuk
$1,262/mo
city
jobs
Erbil
12.3%
city
Kirkuk
10.3%
city
quality
Erbil
5.5
city
Kirkuk
6.3
city
religion
Erbil
35.4%
city
Kirkuk
49.4%
city
religion
Erbil
38.8%
city
Kirkuk
62.8%
city
religion
Erbil
59.2%
city
Kirkuk
75.8%
city
safety
Erbil
48.5 per 100k
city
Kirkuk
73.4 per 100k
city
safety
Erbil
31.8 per 100k
city
Kirkuk
32.2 per 100k
city
transport
Erbil
59.9
city
Kirkuk
69.8
city