cost
Cost of Living Index
Karbala46.9 / 100
Sulaymaniyah69.8 / 0
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
Karbala wins on 12 of 22 metrics compared to Sulaymaniyah.
Top trade-offs
Karbala leads cost, safety, and rent; Sulaymaniyah leads salary, health, and air quality.
cost
Karbala
46.9
city
Sulaymaniyah
69.8
city
safety
Karbala
62.3
city
Sulaymaniyah
58.4
city
housing
Karbala
$1,754
city
Sulaymaniyah
$2,058
city
housing
Karbala
4.4x
city
Sulaymaniyah
5.2x
city
jobs
Karbala
$1,810/mo
city
Sulaymaniyah
$3,746/mo
city
jobs
Karbala
8.6%
city
Sulaymaniyah
10.0%
city
health
Karbala
86.8
city
Sulaymaniyah
91.2
city
health
Karbala
78.2 years
city
Sulaymaniyah
70.0 years
city
environment
Karbala
25.6 ug/m3
city
Sulaymaniyah
23.2 ug/m3
city
environment
Karbala
49.7
city
Sulaymaniyah
56.8
city
infrastructure
Karbala
242 Mbps
city
Sulaymaniyah
181 Mbps
city
demographics
Karbala
3.2%
city
Sulaymaniyah
1.1%
city
education
Karbala
71
city
Sulaymaniyah
61.3
city
transport
Karbala
73.1
city
Sulaymaniyah
61.4
city
safety
Karbala
27.6 per 100k
city
Sulaymaniyah
25.5 per 100k
city
safety
Karbala
47.2 per 100k
city
Sulaymaniyah
33.0 per 100k
city
health
Karbala
26.3%
city
Sulaymaniyah
23.8%
city
quality
Karbala
5.8
city
Sulaymaniyah
6.6
city
housing
Karbala
$4,049/sqm
city
Sulaymaniyah
$1,209/sqm
city
religion
Karbala
66.8%
city
Sulaymaniyah
60.6%
city
religion
Karbala
29.2%
city
Sulaymaniyah
38.0%
city
religion
Karbala
64.2%
city
Sulaymaniyah
59.1%
city