cost
Cost of Living Index
Erbil
70.1
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.
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Winner
Sulaymaniyah wins on 20 of 26 metrics compared to Erbil.
cost
Erbil
70.1
city
Sulaymaniyah
69.8
city
safety
Erbil
52.8
city
Sulaymaniyah
58.4
city
housing
Erbil
$2,551
city
Sulaymaniyah
$2,058
city
jobs
Erbil
$1,156/mo
city
Sulaymaniyah
$3,746/mo
city
health
Erbil
89.9
city
Sulaymaniyah
91.2
city
environment
Erbil
30.4 ug/m3
city
Sulaymaniyah
23.2 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
Erbil
220 Mbps
city
Sulaymaniyah
181 Mbps
city
demographics
Erbil
3.3%
city
Sulaymaniyah
1.1%
city
economy
Erbil
$959/mo
city
Sulaymaniyah
$2,241/mo
city
economy
Erbil
14.0%
city
Sulaymaniyah
14.2%
city
education
Erbil
79.4
city
Sulaymaniyah
61.3
city
environment
Erbil
55.5
city
Sulaymaniyah
56.8
city
environment
Erbil
29.9 ug/m3
city
Sulaymaniyah
29.2 ug/m3
city
health
Erbil
35.8%
city
Sulaymaniyah
23.8%
city
health
Erbil
77.3 years
city
Sulaymaniyah
70.0 years
city
housing
Erbil
7.8x
city
Sulaymaniyah
5.2x
city
housing
Erbil
$2,683/mo
city
Sulaymaniyah
$2,065/mo
city
housing
Erbil
$9,631/sqm
city
Sulaymaniyah
$1,209/sqm
city
jobs
Erbil
12.3%
city
Sulaymaniyah
10.0%
city
quality
Erbil
5.5
city
Sulaymaniyah
6.6
city
religion
Erbil
35.4%
city
Sulaymaniyah
38.0%
city
religion
Erbil
59.2%
city
Sulaymaniyah
59.1%
city
religion
Erbil
38.8%
city
Sulaymaniyah
60.6%
city
safety
Erbil
48.5 per 100k
city
Sulaymaniyah
33.0 per 100k
city
safety
Erbil
31.8 per 100k
city
Sulaymaniyah
25.5 per 100k
city
transport
Erbil
59.9
city
Sulaymaniyah
61.4
city