cost
Cost of Living Index
Kirkuk42.7 / 100
Sulaymaniyah69.8 / 0
Comparison
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Winner
Sulaymaniyah wins on 13 of 22 metrics compared to Kirkuk.
Top trade-offs
Kirkuk leads cost, health, and environment; Sulaymaniyah leads safety, rent, and housing.
cost
Kirkuk
42.7
city
Sulaymaniyah
69.8
city
safety
Kirkuk
38.1
city
Sulaymaniyah
58.4
city
housing
Kirkuk
$2,130
city
Sulaymaniyah
$2,058
city
housing
Kirkuk
11.0x
city
Sulaymaniyah
5.2x
city
jobs
Kirkuk
$1,465/mo
city
Sulaymaniyah
$3,746/mo
city
jobs
Kirkuk
10.3%
city
Sulaymaniyah
10.0%
city
health
Kirkuk
70.5
city
Sulaymaniyah
91.2
city
health
Kirkuk
72.1 years
city
Sulaymaniyah
70.0 years
city
environment
Kirkuk
38.1 ug/m3
city
Sulaymaniyah
23.2 ug/m3
city
environment
Kirkuk
61.9
city
Sulaymaniyah
56.8
city
infrastructure
Kirkuk
230 Mbps
city
Sulaymaniyah
181 Mbps
city
demographics
Kirkuk
3.4%
city
Sulaymaniyah
1.1%
city
education
Kirkuk
60.1
city
Sulaymaniyah
61.3
city
transport
Kirkuk
69.8
city
Sulaymaniyah
61.4
city
safety
Kirkuk
32.2 per 100k
city
Sulaymaniyah
25.5 per 100k
city
safety
Kirkuk
73.4 per 100k
city
Sulaymaniyah
33.0 per 100k
city
health
Kirkuk
24.7%
city
Sulaymaniyah
23.8%
city
quality
Kirkuk
6.3
city
Sulaymaniyah
6.6
city
housing
Kirkuk
$7,086/sqm
city
Sulaymaniyah
$1,209/sqm
city
religion
Kirkuk
62.8%
city
Sulaymaniyah
60.6%
city
religion
Kirkuk
49.4%
city
Sulaymaniyah
38.0%
city
religion
Kirkuk
75.8%
city
Sulaymaniyah
59.1%
city